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.TH "al_ref_buffer" "3alleg5" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
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.SH NAME
.PP
al_ref_buffer - Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
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\f[C]
#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

const ALLEGRO_USTR *al_ref_buffer(ALLEGRO_USTR_INFO *info, const char *s, size_t size)
\f[R]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Create a string that references the storage of an underlying buffer.
The size of the buffer is given in bytes.
You can use it to reference only part of a string or an arbitrary region
of memory.
.PP
The string is valid while the underlying memory buffer is valid.
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
al_ref_cstr(3alleg5), al_ref_ustr(3alleg5)