IMG_SaveGIFAnimation_IO(3)

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version 3.4.8 · 5 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 IMG_SaveGIFAnimation_IO 💖

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, because we're learning a function from the SDL_image3 manual and honestly? it's giving iconic. this one lives in section 3 of the manual, and its whole entire job is saving a GIF animation out to an SDL_IOStream. no cap. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

IMG_SaveGIFAnimation_IO — bestie, this saves an animation in GIF format straight into an SDL_IOStream. that's the whole vibe. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3_image/SDL_image.h>

bool IMG_SaveGIFAnimation_IO(IMG_Animation *anim, SDL_IOStream *dst, bool closeio);

look at her. three little args. so demure. so mindful. 🦋

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the tea: if closeio is true, then dst gets closed before the function returns. and not like, "only if things go well" closed — no bestie, it's closed whether this function succeeds or not. periodt. so if you were planning on using that stream afterwards, you better pass false, ok? 🫶

✨ FUNCTION PARAMETERS ✨

  • anim — the animation you wanna save. your lil masterpiece. your main character. 👑
  • dst — an SDL_IOStream that data will be written to. (yes, the original really does say "from which data will be written to" — we're keeping it exactly as-is because the facts don't change, only the vibe 💀)
  • closeio — true means close/free the SDL_IOStream before returning, false means leave it open. choose wisely, this is a commitment.

✨ RETURN VALUE ✨

she returns true on success or false on failure. and if it's a fail? call SDL_GetError() for more info, because she will not elaborate unprompted. 😭

✨ AVAILABILITY ✨

this function has been available since SDL_image 3.4.0. so if you're on something older, no GIF animation saving for you, sorry babe. 🌸

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the whole friend group, fr fr:

okay that's the whole page, you ate that 🍓💜 this came to you courtesy of SDL_image, version SDL_image 3.4.8, from the manual page IMG_SaveGIFAnimation_IO(3). now go forth and save some GIFs, bestie, and remember: close your streams or they'll close themselves. byeeee ✨🧚🌈

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