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.TH "al_create_display" "3" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
.SH NAME
al_create_display \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.EX
#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

ALLEGRO_DISPLAY *al_create_display(int w, int h)
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
Create a display, or window, with the specified dimensions.
The parameters of the display are determined by the last calls to
al_set_new_display_*.
Default parameters are used if none are set explicitly.
Creating a new display will automatically make it the active one, with
the backbuffer selected for drawing.
.PP
Returns NULL on error.
.PP
Each display that uses OpenGL as a backend has a distinct OpenGL
rendering context associated with it.
See al_set_target_bitmap(3) for the discussion about rendering contexts.
.SH SEE ALSO
al_set_new_display_flags(3), al_set_new_display_option(3),
al_set_new_display_refresh_rate(3), al_set_new_display_adapter(3),
al_set_new_window_title(3) al_set_window_position(3)