al_utf16_encode(3)

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🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so, bestie: this is al_utf16_encode from the Library Functions Manual, and it’s serving Allegro 5 API energy. That’s the whole name vibe 💅✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

size_t al_utf16_encode(uint16_t s[], int32_t c)

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So basically, al_utf16_encode encodes the specified code point to UTF-16 into the buffer s. Iconic little conversion moment, no cap 🎀

The buffer must have enough space to hold the encoding, which takes either 2 or 4 bytes. Like, please give it room to breathe, bestie 😭

⚠️ This routine will refuse to encode code points above 0x10FFFF. It’s giving boundaries, and honestly? Respect 🫶

It returns the number of bytes written, which is the same as that returned by al_utf16_width(3). Slay, consistent return values 💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

🎀 source/version: Allegro reference manual · date: not listed on this page · bye bestie, go encode responsibly 💜🫶

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