SDL_InitSubSystem(3)

💖 SDL_InitSubSystem(3) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS section of the manual, we're doing SDL_InitSubSystem today and it's literally so chill ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_InitSubSystem — the compatibility function that initializes the SDL library 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3/SDL_init.h>

bool SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_InitFlags flags);

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so the tea is: this function and SDL_Init() are interchangeable. that's it. that's the whole vibe. they do the same thing, no cap 👑

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🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

• flags — any of the flags that SDL_Init() uses; go peek at SDL_Init for the details, iykyk 💫

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🦋 RETURN VALUE 🦋

returns true when it slays, or false when it does not slay 😭 — call SDL_GetError() for more info if things went sideways.

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🌈 THREAD SAFETY 🌈

this one is main thread only, bestie. like, only call it on the main thread. no side-quest threads, periodt 💀

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⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

this function has been available since SDL 3.2.0 🎉

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• SDL_Init(3)
• SDL_Quit(3)
• SDL_QuitSubSystem(3)

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and that's the whole page fr fr 🍓 brought to you by Simple Directmedia Layer, version SDL 3.4.18 — mwah, go forth and initialize responsibly 💖✨🎀