NAME¶
load_datafile - Loads a datafile into memory. Allegro game programming library.
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <allegro.h>
DATAFILE *load_datafile(const char *filename);
DESCRIPTION¶
Loads a datafile into memory in one go. If the datafile has been encrypted, you
must first call packfile_password() to set the appropriate key. If the
datafile contains truecolor graphics, you must set the video mode or call
set_color_conversion() before loading it. Example:
/* Load the resources for our game. */
DATAFILE *dat = load_datafile("game.dat");
if (!dat)
abort_on_error("Couldn't load sound resources!");
/* Use resources. */
...
/* Destroy them when we don't need them any more. */
unload_datafile(dat);
RETURN VALUE¶
Returns a pointer to the DATAFILE, or NULL on error. Remember to free this
DATAFILE later to avoid memory leaks.
SEE ALSO¶
load_datafile_callback(3alleg4), unload_datafile(3alleg4),
load_datafile_object(3alleg4), set_color_conversion(3alleg4),
fixup_datafile(3alleg4), packfile_password(3alleg4),
find_datafile_object(3alleg4),
register_datafile_object(3alleg4), excustom(3alleg4),
exdata(3alleg4), exexedat(3alleg4), exgui(3alleg4),
exsprite(3alleg4), exunicod(3alleg4)
