IMG_SaveTGA(3)

💅 IMG_SaveTGA(3) — SDL_image3 FUNCTIONS 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the IMG_SaveTGA(3) page from the SDL_image3 FUNCTIONS manual. this function is literally here to save your SDL_Surface into a TGA image file, and it's giving "art kid but make it file I/O." let's get into it.

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✨ NAME ✨

IMG_SaveTGA — save an SDL_Surface into a TGA image file. periodt.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <SDL3_image/SDL_image.h>

bool IMG_SaveTGA(SDL_Surface *surface, const char *file);

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

if the file already exists? yeah, it will be overwritten. it just gets replaced, no cap. 💀

🫶 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🫶

• surface — the SDL_Surface to save. this is the thing you're sending to TGA land.
• file — path on the filesystem to write new file to. basically, where the new file should go, bestie.

💖 RETURN VALUE 💖

Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

🔥 AVAILABILITY 🔥

This function is available since SDL_image 3.4.0. that's the earliest it's been around, so now you know. ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• IMG_SaveTGA_IO(3) — the sibling page, go peek.

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