SDL_SECONDS_TO_NS(3)

💖 SDL_SECONDS_TO_NS 💖

okay bestie so you're in the SDL3 FUNCTIONS part of the manual and this is literally the page for SDL_SECONDS_TO_NS — the little macro that takes your seconds and hands them back to you as nanoseconds. no cap, that's the whole vibe. 🕐➡️✨

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🎀 NAME 🎀

SDL_SECONDS_TO_NS — convert seconds to nanoseconds. that's it, that's the job. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3/SDL_timer.h>

#define SDL_SECONDS_TO_NS(S)    (((Uint64)(S)) * SDL_NS_PER_SECOND)

one include, one macro, zero drama. 🦋

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so here's the tea: this macro converts seconds into nanoseconds, and that's giving very straightforward.

but bestie, listen — it only converts whole numbers, not fractional seconds. so if you were hoping to sneak a 0.5 in there and have it do something cute, nope. whole numbers only. periodt. 🫶

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🧚 MACRO PARAMETERS 🧚

• S — the number of seconds to convert. hand it over, it'll do the math. 🔥

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👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

Returns S, expressed in nanoseconds. so like, same number, different unit, main character energy. ✨

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💜 THREAD SAFETY 💜

It is safe to call this macro from any thread. yes fr fr — any thread, any time, no anxiety, no vibe check required. 💀🫶

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older... bestie. upgrade. 😭

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lowkey iconic that a single multiply is carrying this whole page. Uint64 cast, times SDL_NS_PER_SECOND, done. no notes. 💅✨

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mwah 💖 this has been the SDL_SECONDS_TO_NS page, brought to you by Simple Directmedia Layer — SDL 3.4.18, dated right there in the SDL_SECONDS_TO_NS(3) footer. go forth and multiply (by SDL_NS_PER_SECOND). 🌸🦋