al_get_audio_device_name(3alleg5)
π al_get_audio_device_name β the Allegro 5 API page, but make it cute
okay bestie, so this is a page from the Allegro reference manual (that's the alleg5 manual, the Allegro 5 one, yes the whole vibe) and it's about exactly one function. one. singular. and she's iconic. let's get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
al_get_audio_device_name β Allegro 5 API π
like. that's the whole name. she does one thing and she does it well.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
#include <allegro5/allegro_audio.h>
const char* al_get_audio_device_name(const ALLEGRO_AUDIO_DEVICE * device)
okay so you gotta pull in <allegro5/allegro_audio.h> first, no skipping that, that's the whole entry fee π«Ά and then the signature is literally right there, const char* coming back at you, and she takes one pointer to an ALLEGRO_AUDIO_DEVICE and that's it. no extra args, no drama, no nothing. queen of minimalism fr fr π
π DESCRIPTION π
Get the user friendly display name of the device. π¦
that's it. that's the whole job. you hand her a device and she hands you back a name β the user friendly display name, the one you'd actually show a human, not some cursed internal identifier. it's giving "let me translate this for you bestie". lowkey the nicest thing a function can do for you. β¨
π SINCE π
5.2.8
so if you're on anything older than that, sorry babe, she wasn't born yet π upgrade your Allegro and then come back, she'll be waiting π
pro tip energy: keep that returned const char* as-is, it's not yours to poke at, just read it and be grateful π
and that's the page!! ate and left no crumbs π
β this was the Allegro reference manual dropping al_get_audio_device_name into your life, no cap, periodt. go name some audio devices bestie π§π
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