MIX_UntagTrack(3)

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version 3.2.4 · 2 versions
, in fedora 44

💅 MIX_UntagTrack(3) — the SDL_mixer3 functions girlies know

okay bestie come CLOSER, we're doing MIX_UntagTrack(3) today and it's literally the easiest glow-up in the whole SDL_mixer3 playbook. no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

MIX_UntagTrack — remove an arbitrary tag from a track. that's it. that's the whole job. she's simple, she's clean, she ate. 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3_mixer/SDL_mixer.h>

void MIX_UntagTrack(MIX_Track *track, const char *tag);

short signature, big main character energy. we love a one-liner. 🫶

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so a tag can be any valid C string in UTF-8 encoding. literally anything. and WHY do we care? because tagging is how you group tracks in various ways, and grouping is how you get your life together. 🎀

the iconic example, iykyk: say everything in-game gets marked as "game". then when the user pulls up the settings menu, your app can pause all the tracks involved in gameplay at once — one call, whole vibe paused — while background music and menu sound effects keep running like nothing happened. that's the power. that's the fantasy. 🔥

now the part that makes her so forgiving: it is legal to remove a tag that the track doesn't have. she doesn't report errors, so it simply does nothing. no drama, no crash, just vibes. 😌

and the big one, don't miss it: specifying a NULL tag will remove all tags on a track. the ultimate clear-all. the factory reset of tags. 💅

🦋 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🦋

  • track — the track from which to remove a tag. the one getting un-stickered. 🍓
  • tag — the tag to remove, or NULL to remove all current tags. yes babes, NULL means everything goes. 🔥

🌈 THREAD SAFETY 🌈

it is safe to call this function from any thread. any of them. all of them. go wild, she can handle it. ✨

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

this function is available since SDL_mixer 3.0.0. if you're on something older... bestie we need to talk. 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

ok that's the whole page, nothing skipped, nothing extra, every detail exactly where it belongs. periodt. 💅

mwah, love u, bye — this has been SDL_mixer, version 3.2.4, signing off from the MIX_UntagTrack(3) page. come back soon, tag responsibly 🧚💖

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