MIX_Init(3)

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version 3.2.4 · 2 versions
, in fedora 44

💖 MIX_Init(3) — SDL_mixer3 FUNCTIONS 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this is literally the first thing you ever call in SDL_mixer and honestly? she's the moment. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

MIX_Init — Initialize the SDL_mixer library.

like, wake her up. turn the lights on. the whole vibe check. 🌸

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3_mixer/SDL_mixer.h>

bool MIX_Init(void);

that's it. no args. no drama. she just exists. 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so here's the tea 🫖 — you must successfully call this function once before you touch (almost) any other SDL_mixer function. Fr fr, "almost" is doing real work in that sentence, so don't come for me. It's the entry fee. Pay it. 👑

Now the iconic part: it is totally safe to call this multiple times. The library is not gonna initialize 47 times just because you're excited. She initializes once, periodt. 💀

And she won't deinitialize until MIX_Quit() has been called a matching number of times. So it's giving ✨ refcount energy ✨ — every init needs its quit, besties, or she stays awake forever.

Oh and also? Extra attempts to init just report success. No error, no side-eye, no nothing. She's chill like that. 😌

✨ RETURN VALUE ✨

  • true — success!! slay!! 🎉
  • false — error 😭 ... and if that happens, call SDL_GetError() for the details, because she is not going to explain herself further.

✨ THREAD SAFETY ✨

This function is not thread safe. ⚠️

no cap, do not call this from multiple threads at the same time thinking it's fine. it is not fine. it is the opposite of fine. 🙈

✨ AVAILABILITY ✨

This function has been available since SDL_mixer 3.0.0. so if you're on something older... girl. upgrade. 💜

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

  • MIX_Quit(3) — the ✨ counterpart ✨, the yin to her yang, the quit to her init. you will need her. 💖

and that's the whole page, babe!! 🌈 this was brought to you by SDL_mixer 3.2.4 (the version, and also the vibe) — go init something iconic, and remember: every MIX_Init() deserves its MIX_Quit(). balance. harmony. main character energy. 👑🦋✨

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