.\" Generated by the Allegro makedoc utility
.TH load_wav 3alleg4 "version 4.4.3" "Allegro" "Allegro manual"
.SH NAME
load_wav \- Loads a sample from a RIFF WAV file. Allegro game programming library.\&
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <allegro.h>

.sp
.B SAMPLE *load_wav(const char *filename);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Loads a sample from a RIFF WAV file. Example:

.nf
   SAMPLE *sample = load_wav("scream.wav");
   if (!sample)
      abort_on_error("Couldn't scare user!");
.fi
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
Returns a pointer to the SAMPLE or NULL on error. Remember to free this
sample later to avoid memory leaks.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR load_sample (3alleg4),
.BR register_sample_file_type (3alleg4)