IMG_SaveJPG(3)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the IMG_SaveJPG(3) page, part of SDL_image3 FUNCTIONS ✨ — this one is all about saving an SDL_Surface into a JPEG image file. iconic behavior, honestly 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3_image/SDL_image.h>

bool IMG_SaveJPG(SDL_Surface *surface, const char *file, int quality);

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

if the file already exists, it will be overwritten. no cap. so yeah, bestie, keep that in mind before you point it at something precious 😭

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🦋 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🦋

• surface — the SDL_Surface you want to save. that's the main character right there 💅
• file — path on the filesystem to write new file to. yes, the actual destination vibe check 📁
• quality — the quality bands are: [0; 33] is Lowest quality, [34; 66] is Middle quality, [67; 100] is Highest quality. pick your fighter 🌈

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🫶 RETURN VALUE 🫶

Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information. so if it goes wrong, don't just spiral — go ask SDL_GetError() what happened 🔥

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⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

This function is available since SDL_image 3.0.0. periodt 👑

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

• IMG_SaveJPG_IO(3)

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mwah 💋 that's the whole page, brought to you by SDL_image, version 3.4.4 — go save some JPEGs, bestie 🍓💜