SDL_HasPrimarySelectionText(3)

💖 SDL_HasPrimarySelectionText 💖

okay bestie so this is a lil function from the SDL3 FUNCTIONS crew, and her whole entire job is: does the primary selection even exist, and is there actually some non-empty text sitting in it? that's it. that's the vibe. she's the vibe check for your clipboard-adjacent situation ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_HasPrimarySelectionText — ask the universe whether the primary selection exists and whether it's holding a non-empty text string 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_clipboard.h>

bool SDL_HasPrimarySelectionText(void);

like. she takes no arguments. zero. nada. she's just a lil yes/no girlie 💅

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🎀 RETURN VALUE 🎀

• true — yesss, the primary selection has text in it 💖
• false — nope, no text there, sorry babe 😭

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🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

⚠️ okay this is the important one: this function should only be called on the main thread. do NOT be out here calling her from a worker thread, that's not the move. main thread only. periodt. 👑

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

she's been around since SDL 3.2.0 — so if you're on anything older, she's not there yet, no cap 🦋

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• SDL_GetPrimarySelectionText(3)
• SDL_SetPrimarySelectionText(3)

go read those too, they're her sisters and they're iconic 💜

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Simple Directmedia Layer • SDL 3.4.18 • SDL_HasPrimarySelectionText(3)

k bye ily, go check that primary selection bestie 🌸💅✨