.\" Generated by the Allegro makedoc utility
.TH get_datafile_property 3alleg4 "version 4.4.3" "Allegro" "Allegro manual"
.SH NAME
get_datafile_property \- Returns the property string for the object. Allegro game programming library.\&
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <allegro.h>

.sp
.B const char *get_datafile_property(const DATAFILE *dat, int type);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Finds the property type of a DATAFILE object. The type parameter must be a
value created with the DAT_ID() macro. Example:

.nf
   const char *name;
   ...
   name = get_datafile_property(game_data,
                                DAT_ID('N','A','M','E'));
   if (name == empty_string)
      abort_on_error("Object doesn't have a name!");
.fi
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
Returns a pointer to the text string for the object, or a pointer to the
variable empty_string if the property isn't present.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR DAT_ID (3alleg4),
.BR empty_string (3alleg4)