MIX_PauseAllTracks(3)

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version 3.2.4 · 2 versions
, in fedora 44

💖 MIX_PauseAllTracks(3) 💖

okay bestie, so this one lives in the SDL_mixer3 family of functions (that's the manual name, keeping it cute) and it's literally the "hold up, everyone freeze" button for your audio. no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

MIX_PauseAllTracks — pause all currently-playing tracks. that's it. that's the whole job. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3_mixer/SDL_mixer.h>

bool MIX_PauseAllTracks(MIX_Mixer *mixer);

like, one include and one function call, we love a low-effort icon 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so first things first, the vibe check on what "paused" even means here: a paused track is not considered "stopped", okay? so its MIX_TrackStoppedCallback will not fire if it's paused. periodt. but here's the thing — by default it also won't change state, won't generate audio, and generally won't make any progress, until it gets resumed. it's giving "frozen in time, but still alive" ✨

and what this function does is take every track on the mixer you hand it that's currently playing, and move all of them into a paused state. all of them. the whole group chat. and yes, they can be resumed later, so it's not a heartbreak, it's just a pause. 🫶

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

  • mixer — the mixer on which to pause all tracks. that's the one you're pressing the freeze button on, bestie.

💜 RETURN VALUE 💜

returns true on success, false on error. and if it errors, don't just sit there like 👁️👄👁️ — call SDL_GetError() for details.

🔥 THREAD SAFETY 🔥

it is safe to call this function from any thread. literally any of them. go off. 🧚

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

this function is available since SDL_mixer 3.0.0. so if you're on something older, no this isn't for you, sorry babe 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

(the un-pause squad, iykyk 💅)

that's the whole page, gorgeous. SDL_mixer manual, version 3.2.4, dated 2025 — mwah, iconic, no notes 👑💖

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