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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 15:00:32 -0300
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guthrie wrote:
> 
> how can I , if even possible , print a string or char array out to the
> screen using the textout  or textout_centre allegro functions?
> 
> so far i have only used the functions as follows ::
> 
> textout (screen, font , " Rotate Left  " , 300 , 125, color1);
> 
> using the string  like that
> 
> but what if i want to  use a variable in place of the  " Rotate Left " part
> ?
> 
> do i have to use char[]  or string  ?.... i haven't been able to get string
> to work at all and haven't tried the char array yet.
> 
> Is this possible or do i have to make a new toextout function?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tony

In the latest versions of allegro, you can use printf-style formatting.

So,
text_printf(bmp,font,x,y,color,format string,variables);

Putting any char[] or char in in the format string spot should yield
your intended result.

-Mike