SDL_GL_GetAttribute(3)

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version 3.4.18 · 10 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 SDL_GL_GetAttribute 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual, where we are today learning about SDL_GL_GetAttribute(3) — yes that's the whole name, it's giving very descriptive, we love that for her.

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_GL_GetAttribute — get the actual value for an attribute from the current context. like, the real one, the one that's actually live right now, not the one you asked for. no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_video.h>

bool SDL_GL_GetAttribute(SDL_GLAttr attr, int *value);

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

  • attr — an SDL_GLAttr enum value that says which OpenGL attribute you wanna get, bestie. pick your fighter.
  • value — a pointer that gets filled in with the current value of attr. she's an out-param, she's doing the work, we respect her.

🦋 RETURN VALUE 🦋

Returns true on success or false on failure 💀 — and if it's a fail, call SDL_GetError() for more info, because she will tell you what went wrong. communication queen.

💅 THREAD SAFETY 💅

This function should only be called on the main thread. no side-quest threads on this one, okay? main character energy only.

🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. iconic behavior, honestly.

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Simple Directmedia Layer — that's the crew behind all this ✨ — and this page is serving SDL 3.4.18 energy, fr fr. mwah, go write some OpenGL code bestie 🫶💖🧚

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