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get_rle_sprite(3alleg4) Allegro manual get_rle_sprite(3alleg4)

get_rle_sprite - Creates an RLE sprite using a bitmap as source. Allegro game programming library.

#include <allegro.h>

RLE_SPRITE *get_rle_sprite(BITMAP *bitmap);

Creates an RLE sprite based on the specified bitmap (which must be a memory bitmap). Remember to free this RLE sprite later to avoid memory leaks. Example:


RLE_SPRITE *rle;
BITMAP *bmp;
...
/* Create RLE sprite from an existent bitmap. */
rle = get_rle_sprite(bmp);
if (!rle)
abort_on_error("Couldn't create RLE sprite!");

/* We don't need the bitmap any more.*/
destroy_bitmap(bmp);

/* Use the RLE sprite. */
...
/* Destroy it when we don't need it any more. */
destroy_rle_sprite(rle);

Returns a pointer to the created RLE sprite, or NULL if the RLE sprite could not be created. Remember to free this RLE sprite later to avoid memory leaks.

draw_rle_sprite(3alleg4), destroy_rle_sprite(3alleg4)

version 4.4.2 Allegro