IMG_SaveGIF_IO(3)

💾 IMG_SaveGIF_IO(3) — the SDL_image3 function that yeets your surface into GIF data 💅

okay bestie, pull up a chair, because this one is a page from the SDL_image3 FUNCTIONS collection and it's genuinely so useful.

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✨ NAME ✨

IMG_SaveGIF_IO — save an SDL_Surface into GIF image data, but like… through an SDL_IOStream. no filename, no drama, just vibes and bytes. 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3_image/SDL_image.h>

bool IMG_SaveGIF_IO(SDL_Surface *surface, SDL_IOStream *dst, bool closeio);

look at that signature. three little args. she's compact. 👑

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea: if all you want is to save to a filename, you don't need this one — go use IMG_SaveGIF() instead. that's your girl for the simple stuff. 💖

now, the important part, and I need you to actually read this one: if closeio is true, then dst will be closed before returning — whether this function succeeds or not. yes, even on failure. even if everything goes sideways. it's getting closed. that's the deal. no cap. 😭

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💜 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 💜

• surface — the SDL_Surface you want to save. your lil pixel baby. 🖼️
• dst — the SDL_IOStream the image data gets saved to. this is where the GIF goes.
• closeio — true to close/free the SDL_IOStream before returning, false to leave it open. choose wisely, bestie. 🫶

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⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

returns true on success, or false on failure — and if it's a false situation, call SDL_GetError() for more info, because she will tell you what went wrong. 💀

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

this function has been available since SDL_image 3.4.0. so if you're on anything older… yeah, no, she's not there yet. 🙈

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• IMG_SaveGIF(3) — the filename-flavoured sibling. go say hi. 🍓

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fr fr, remember the closeio thing. that's the one that gets people. true = closed no matter what happens. periodt. 💅

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🧚 that's the whole page, bestie! this was SDL_image version 3.4.8 — stay hydrated, close your IOStreams responsibly, and I'll see you in the next man page. 🎀✨🦋