SDL_CreateSystemCursor(3)

💖 SDL_CreateSystemCursor 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS section of the manual, and lemme tell you, today's main character is SDL_CreateSystemCursor — she makes you a system cursor. that's it, that's the vibe. 🖱️✨

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_CreateSystemCursor — Create a system cursor. 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_mouse.h>

SDL_Cursor * SDL_CreateSystemCursor(SDL_SystemCursor id);

like. look at her. one include, one function call, no drama. 💅

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🦋 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🦋

• id — an SDL_SystemCursor enum value. that's the whole personality of this argument, she just wants to know which system cursor you want, okay? 👑

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🫶 RETURN VALUE 🫶

Returns a cursor on success, or NULL on failure — and if you get the NULL, don't panic, just call SDL_GetError() for more information. she'll tell you what went wrong, fr fr. 😭

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🔥 THREAD SAFETY 🔥

bestie. main thread only. this function should only be called on the main thread. no side-quest threads for this one, she's loyal. 🚫🧵

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. vintage-ish but iconic. 👑

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• SDL_DestroyCursor(3) — because everything you create, you eventually gotta let go of. 💀

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Simple Directmedia Layer 🎀 SDL 3.4.18 🎀 SDL_CreateSystemCursor(3)

and that's the whole page bestie!! tysm for reading, go forth and make cursors, ily, bye 💖🦋✨