open_fli

Section: Allegro manual (3)
Updated: version 4.2.2
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NAME

open_fli, open_memory_fli - Makes a FLI file open and ready for playing. Allegro game programming library.  

SYNOPSIS

#include <allegro.h>

int open_fli(const char *filename);

int open_memory_fli(const void *fli_data);  

DESCRIPTION

Open FLI files ready for playing, reading the data from disk or memory respectively. Information about the current FLI is held in the global variables fli_bitmap and fli_palette, which you can use if this function succeeds. However, you can only have one animation open at a time. Example: 

   if (open_fli("intro.fli") == FLI_ERROR)
      abort_on_error("Error playing intro");
 

RETURN VALUE

Returns FLI_OK on success, FLI_ERROR if something went wrong, like trying to open another FLI file without closing the previous one.

 

SEE ALSO

close_fli(3), next_fli_frame(3), fli_bitmap(3), fli_palette(3)