acquire_screen(3alleg4)

✨ NAME ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the acquire_screen page of the Allegro manual (that's the 3alleg4 one, iykyk) 💖

acquire_screen — it's a shortcut of acquire_bitmap(screen), and it lives in the Allegro game programming library. that's literally the whole job description. she's short, she's sweet, she's iconic 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro.h>

void acquire_screen();

no arguments, no return value, no drama. just vibes and a function call ✨

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

acquire_screen is the shortcut version of acquire_bitmap(screen); — that's it, that's the tea 🫶

like, instead of typing out the whole acquire_bitmap(screen) situation every single time, you just call acquire_screen() and it does the exact same thing. lowkey elegant, highkey convenient. periodt 💜

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• acquire_bitmap(3alleg4) — the long-form main character this one is a shortcut of 👑
• release_bitmap(3alleg4) — the one who lets go 🍓
• release_screen(3alleg4) — the shortcut version of letting go 🌈

and that's a wrap on acquire_screen, bestie!! 💖 this lil page came to you from the Allegro crew, version 4.4.3, and yes the page itself is signed acquire_screen(3alleg4) — no cap, go forth and acquire that screen ✨🎀💅