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load_midi(3alleg4) Allegro manual load_midi(3alleg4)

NAME

load_midi - Loads a MIDI file. Allegro game programming library.

SYNOPSIS

#include <allegro.h>

MIDI *load_midi(const char *filename);

DESCRIPTION

Loads a MIDI file (handles both format 0 and format 1). Example:


MIDI *music;
music = load_midi("backmus.mid");
if (!music)
abort_on_error("Couldn't load background music!");

RETURN VALUE

Returns a pointer to a MIDI structure, or NULL on error. Remember to free this MIDI file later to avoid memory leaks.

SEE ALSO

destroy_midi(3alleg4), play_midi(3alleg4), get_midi_length(3alleg4), exmidi(3alleg4)

version 4.4.3 Allegro