SDL_PLATFORM_APPLE(3)

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version 3.4.18 · 9 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 SDL_PLATFORM_APPLE 💖

okay bestie, so this is a page from the SDL3 FUNCTIONS manual, and it's about a lil preprocessor macro called SDL_PLATFORM_APPLE. it's giving ✨ platform detection ✨ and honestly? iconic. let's get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_PLATFORM_APPLE — a preprocessor macro that is only defined if you're compiling for Apple platforms. no cap. if you're not on an Apple platform, this macro literally does not exist, and that's on purpose 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <SDL3/SDL_platform_defines.h>

#define SDL_PLATFORM_APPLE 1

that's it. that's the whole vibe. you include the header, and the macro shows up as 1 when the stars (and the compiler) align 🌟

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea: SDL_PLATFORM_APPLE is a preprocessor macro that only gets defined when you're compiling for Apple platforms. it's the main character of "am I on an Apple thing or not" checks 🍎

and here's the extra little detail — iOS, macOS, etc. will additionally define a more specific platform macro on top of this one. so SDL_PLATFORM_APPLE is like the umbrella, and the specific ones are the little sub-labels underneath it. iykyk 🌈

✨ AVAILABILITY ✨

this macro has been available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on anything older than that... girl, update 😭

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the whole squad, fr fr:

ngl, this one's short and sweet — but that's the point. it's a building block, not a whole saga 💀

and that's a wrap, bestie! this page comes to you from Simple Directmedia Layer, SDL 3.4.18, and yes it's literally titled SDL_PLATFORM_APPLE(3). go forth and platform-detect responsibly 💜🎀

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