get_datafile_property - Returns the property string for the object. Allegro game programming library.
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Description
Finds the property type of a DATAFILE object. The type parameter must be a value created with the
DAT_ID() macro. Example:
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!");
Name
get_datafile_property - Returns the property string for the object. Allegro game programming library.
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.
See Also
DAT_ID(3alleg4), empty_string(3alleg4) Allegro version 4.4.3 get_datafile_property(3alleg4)
Synopsis
#include<allegro.h>constchar*get_datafile_property(constDATAFILE*dat,inttype);
