al_draw_glyph(3alleg5)

al_draw_glyph3alleg5

Allegro 5 api

Usage

#include <allegro5/allegro_font.h>
void al_draw_glyph(const ALLEGRO_FONT *f, ALLEGRO_COLOR color, float x, float y,
   int codepoint)

Overview

Draws the glyph that corresponds with codepoint in the given color using the given font. If font does not have such a glyph, nothing will be drawn.

To draw a string as left to right horizontal text you will need to use al_get_glyph_advance(3alleg5) to determine the position of each glyph. For drawing strings in other directions, such as top to down, use al_get_glyph_dimensions(3alleg5) to determine the size and position of each glyph.

If you have to draw many glyphs at the same time, use al_hold_bitmap_drawing(3alleg5) with true as the parameter, before drawing the glyphs, and then call al_hold_bitmap_drawing(3alleg5) again with false as a parameter when done drawing the glyphs to further enhance performance.

Since

5.1.12

Releases

5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13

From allegro5-doc 2:5.2.10.1+dfsg-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.