From: "guthrie" <guthrie AT nbnet DOT nb DOT ca>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Thanks guys  ..that should do it
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 17:48:57 -0300
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Klaas <klaas1 AT ns DOT sympatico DOT ca> wrote in message
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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