al_ustr_to_buffer(3)

Okay so first things first: this is al_ustr_to_buffer(3), and it lives in the Library Functions Manual — Allegro 5 API edition, bestie. It’s giving “copy my string into your buffer,” and honestly? iconic. 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

al_ustr_to_buffer — Allegro 5 API

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

void al_ustr_to_buffer(const ALLEGRO_USTR *us, char *buffer, int size)

That’s the whole vibe: one include, one function, three args, no drama. 🦋

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

So the move here is: take the contents of the string us and write them into a pre-allocated buffer, buffer, that has the size you passed in size — and yes, that size is in bytes, bestie. 📏

The result is always NUL terminated, which is the safety net we love to see. Because of that termination, a maximum of size - 1 bytes will be copied. Not size, not size + 1 — size - 1. Write that down. 💖

The buffer is pre-allocated, so you’re bringing your own space to this function. No secret allocation glow-up, just copying. ✨

💀 SEE ALSO 💀

• al_cstr(3)
• al_cstr_dup(3)

Go read these next, iykyk. 🌈

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Sign-off time 🎀: source/version is Allegro reference manual; the footer also shows al_ustr_to_buffer(3), and there’s no date listed on this page — timeless behavior, honestly. 🫶