SDL_SemValue(3)

✨ SDL_SemValue(3) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL API Reference 💖 this one's a little cutie, a total quick read, and honestly? it's giving "one-line function that carries the whole vibe." let's get into it 🦋

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🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_SemValue — returns the current value of a semaphore, no cap 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include "SDL.h"
#include "SDL/SDL_thread.h"

Uint32 SDL_SemValue(SDL_sem *sem);

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So SDL_SemValue() hands you the current semaphore value, pulled straight from the semaphore that sem points to. that's it. that's the whole thing. short queen, knows what she wants 👑

like, you pass in your pointer, you get the number back. lowkey iconic. 🫶

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🎀 RETURN VALUE 🎀

it returns the current value of the semaphore. that's the whole return value. nothing sneaky, nothing extra, just the number. ✨

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🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

here's the moment you've been waiting for, fr fr:

sem_value = SDL_SemValue(my_sem);

like. look at her. one line. main character energy. 😭💜

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

go check out the whole semaphore friend group, they're all obsessed with each other:

• SDL_CreateSemaphore
• SDL_DestroySemaphore
• SDL_SemWait
• SDL_SemTryWait
• SDL_SemWaitTimeout
• SDL_SemPost

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and that's the whole page bestie, you ate that 💅 go forth and check your semaphore values responsibly 🍓

this little writeup is brought to you by SDL, dated Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00 — yes the date is vintage, she's a throwback icon and we respect her for it 🧚⭐ bye bye! 🌸