SDL_ResumeAudioStreamDevice(3)

💖 SDL_ResumeAudioStreamDevice 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS section of the manual, and today's main character is SDL_ResumeAudioStreamDevice — the lil function that goes "unpause, girl, we're SO back" 🔥

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_ResumeAudioStreamDevice — use this function to unpause audio playback on the audio device associated with an audio stream. literally its whole job 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_audio.h>

bool SDL_ResumeAudioStreamDevice(SDL_AudioStream *stream);

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so picture this: your device was paused, right? like, on ice, chillin, not a single sound coming out of it. this function unpauses audio processing for a given device that has previously been paused. once it's unpaused, any bound audio streams will begin to progress again, and audio can be generated. the vibes return. the music returns. 🎶✨

and here's the tea you NEED to know: SDL_OpenAudioDeviceStream opens audio devices in a paused state, so this function call is required for audio playback to begin on such devices. no cap. if you open a stream and then just sit there wondering why you're hearing nothing — this is the step you skipped, bestie 😭

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🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

• stream — the audio stream associated with the audio device to resume. hand me the stream, I'll wake it up 🫶

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👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information. so like, check it, fr fr — SDL_GetError() is your group chat when something goes wrong 💀

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🌈 THREAD SAFETY 🌈

It is safe to call this function from any thread. every thread is invited to the party, no gatekeeping 💜

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⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. old enough to be iconic, new enough to still slay 💅

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• SDL_PauseAudioStreamDevice(3) — the other half of the saga, the pause button to this play button 🎧

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k that's the whole page, you understood it, you ate, periodt ✨ stay hydrated, keep your streams unpaused, and remember this manual page came to you from Simple Directmedia Layer, SDL 3.4.18, babes 💖 🎀 🦋