get_uformat(3)

✨ get_uformat — the Allegro manual ✨

okay bestie, so this one lives in the Allegro manual section 3, and it's literally just here to tell you what text encoding format is currently selected in the Allegro game programming library. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro.h>

int get_uformat(void);

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so like, get_uformat() finds out what text encoding format is currently selected. that's the tea. 🫖

ngl, this function is probably useful only if you're writing an Allegro addon that deals with text strings and you use a different codepath for each possible format. so if that's your situation — bestie, this is your moment. if not, no cap, you can probably scroll on. 💅

here's the example, exactly as written:

switch(get_uformat()) {
   case U_ASCII:
      do_something();
      break;
   case U_UTF8:
      do_something_else();
      break;
   ...
}

see how it's giving "pick a lane, any lane"? iconic behaviour honestly. ✨

👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

it returns the currently selected text encoding format. 🌈

and if you're sitting there like "okay but what ARE the formats tho" — go read the documentation of set_uformat(), it has the whole list of encoding formats. iykyk. 💜

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• set_uformat(3)

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