SDL_FreeCursor(3)

πŸ’– SDL_FreeCursor β€” bestie edition πŸ’–

the tea: this is page SDL_FreeCursor(3) from the SDL API Reference bestie. yes queen, we're doing cursor memory management today and it's gonna be iconic πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

SDL_FreeCursor β€” frees a cursor that was made with SDL_CreateCursor 🫢


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include "SDL.h"

void SDL_FreeCursor(SDL_Cursor *cursor);

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so listen πŸ‘‘ β€” SDL_FreeCursor frees an SDL_Cursor that was created using SDL_CreateCursor. that's the whole vibe. you made a cursor, you had your moment, now you release it back into the universe. closure, but make it memory management πŸ’…

literally just pass in the SDL_Cursor pointer and it's gone. no cap, no return value, no drama. it's giving "clean up after yourself" energy and honestly? we respect it 🌸

bestie PSA: only free cursors that came from SDL_CreateCursor, mmkay? that's the contract and we're sticking to it πŸ¦‹

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

  • SDL_CreateCursor β€” the origin story, where the cursor gets born 🐣

and that's the whole page, periodt ✨ this one came from the SDL crew, dated Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01 πŸ•°οΈ β€” yes the timestamp is old enough to have its own MySpace, but the wisdom is timeless. go forth and free your cursors responsibly, ily πŸ’œπŸŒˆπŸ’–

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