al_fgets

char *al_fgets(ALLEGRO_FILE *f, char * const buf, size_t max)
Introduced in 5.0.0

Read a string of bytes terminated with a newline or end-of-file into the buffer given. The line terminator(s), if any, are included in the returned string. A maximum of max-1 bytes are read, with one byte being reserved for a NUL terminator.

Parameters:

Returns the pointer to buf on success. Returns NULL if an error occurred or if the end of file was reached without reading any bytes.

See al_fopen about translations of end-of-line characters.

See also: al_fget_ustr

Examples: ex_memfile