al_play_sample_instance(3alleg5)

💖 al_play_sample_instance 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Allegro 5 API — yes the whole manual, and yes we're doing this one page at a time, we're so back 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

al_play_sample_instance — that's literally the Allegro 5 API function we're about to become unhealthily obsessed with 🦋

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

so first things first, you gotta let the compiler know you're in your audio era:

#include <allegro5/allegro_audio.h>

bool al_play_sample_instance(ALLEGRO_SAMPLE_INSTANCE *spl)

look at her. iconic signature. no cap 👑

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so basically?? this function plays the sample instance. that's it. that's the whole vibe 💅

it returns true on success, and false on failure — so like, she will absolutely tell you how she's doing, you just have to listen 🫶

bestie PLEASE check that return value. she is talking to you. do not leave her on read 😭

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• al_stop_sample_instance(3alleg5) — for when the song is over and you have to be the one to end it 🥀

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and that's the page!! ty for reading my little hyperfixation 🌸 this was the Allegro reference manual, section al_play_sample_instance(3alleg5), mwah, slay, periodt 💜✨