free_config_entries(3alleg4)

💖 free_config_entries — the Allegro manual, but make it cute 💖

ok so bestie, this one's from the Allegro manual, and it's about free_config_entries, a lil function from the Allegro game programming library. yes queen, it does exactly what it says on the tin 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

free_config_entries — Frees memory allocated for config entry lists. Part of the Allegro game programming library. literally her whole job 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro.h>

int free_config_entries(const char ***names);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the tea 🍓. Once you are done with the string arrays that got filled in by list_config_entries and list_config_sections, you can free them again with this function. That's it. That's the gig. no cap ✨

The passed array pointer will be set to NULL, which is honestly so thoughtful of her — and that means you can directly pass the same pointer again to list_config_entries or list_config_sections later. iconic behaviour fr fr 👑

but wait, there's more (there isn't, but hear me out) — you also could pass them again without freeing first, since the memory is re-allocated when the pointer is not NULL. so like, she's flexible. she's not gonna be mad at you either way. main character energy 💖

💡 See list_config_entries for an example of how to use it. she's not gonna write the example twice, bestie, go look 👀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• list_config_entries(3alleg4)
• list_config_sections(3alleg4)

Allegro · version 4.4.3 · free_config_entries(3alleg4)

and that's the whole page bestie 🫶 go forth, free your config entries, and slay ✨💅🎀