SDL_GetThreadID(3)

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

SDL_GetThreadID 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manpage universe ✨ this one is literally so simple and so useful, you're gonna be obsessed.

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_GetThreadID — Get the thread identifier for the specified thread. 🧵

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_thread.h>

SDL_ThreadID SDL_GetThreadID(SDL_Thread *thread);

no cap, that's the whole thing. one include, one function, one return type. iconic behavior honestly.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like. this thread identifier? it's as reported by the underlying operating system. that's the vibe. it's not some cute little SDL-made-up number, it's whatever your OS is out here calling that thread. fr fr.

and here's the tea 🍵 — if SDL is running on a platform that does not support threads, the return value will always be zero. not "sometimes", not "probably". always. zero. periodt.

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

  • thread — the thread to query. that's it. that's the whole parameter. give it the thread you're curious about and it'll spill the ID. 🙈

💖 RETURN VALUE 💖

Returns the ID of the specified thread — or the ID of the current thread if thread is NULL. so if you're feeling lazy and just wanna know "hey what thread am I on rn", pass NULL and it's giving self-awareness. main character energy fr.

🔥 THREAD SAFETY 🔥

It is safe to call this function from any thread. literally any of them. go wild. no locks, no drama, no stress. 🫶

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older… bestie, update. 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

💡 friendly reminder: the ID comes straight from the OS, so don't go assuming it's portable or stable across platforms — that's not what this function promised you. 💅

mwah okay that's the whole page!! brought to you by Simple Directmedia Layer, version SDL 3.4.18, in the SDL_GetThreadID(3) era 🎀 go forth and query those threads, bestie — you ate. 💖✨🦋

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