al_path_ustr(3alleg5)

💖 al_path_ustr — Allegro 5 API 💖

okay bestie, so this one lives in the allegro5 manual, section 3alleg5, and it's a lil cutie from the Allegro 5 API family. it's basically the glow-up way to turn a path object into a string. let's get into it ✨

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🎀 NAME 🎀

al_path_ustr — Allegro 5 API

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

const ALLEGRO_USTR *al_path_ustr(const ALLEGRO_PATH *path, char delim)

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what it does is convert a path to its string representation. and that string is, in order:

1. the optional drive,
2. then the directory components, each one separated by delim,
3. then an optional filename at the end.

if you want to use the current native path separator, just pass ALLEGRO_NATIVE_PATH_SEP as the delim argument. that's the move 💅

⚠️ bestie listen. the returned pointer is valid only until the path is modified in any way, or until the path is destroyed. so do NOT go holding onto it like it's forever. it's giving borrowed, not gifted. 🫶

also this returns an ALLEGRO_USTR. and if what you actually need is a null-terminated string instead, then you want al_path_cstr(3alleg5). different function, different vibe, go check her out.

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⭐ SINCE ⭐

5.2.3 — she's been here since 5.2.3, iconic behavior

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• al_path_cstr(3alleg5) — for when you need that null-terminated situation instead 👑

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was al_path_ustr(3alleg5) from the Allegro reference manual 💖 go forth and stringify responsibly, and remember: borrowed pointers expire, but your main character energy does not. mwah 💋✨