SDL_SetWindowsMessageHook(3)

✨ SDL_SetWindowsMessageHook ✨

okay bestie, so this one is literally a function from SDL3 FUNCTIONS and it's called SDL_SetWindowsMessageHook 💅 no cap, it's giving "I want to snoop on every single Windows message before it gets translated."

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🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_SetWindowsMessageHook — set a callback for every Windows message, run before TranslateMessage(). 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <SDL3/SDL_system.h>

void SDL_SetWindowsMessageHook(SDL_WindowsMessageHook callback, void *userdata);

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So here's the vibe: your callback may modify the message (yes, actually touch it, main character energy), and then it should return one of these:

• true — the message should continue to be processed, keep it moving bestie 💫
• false — prevent further processing, shut it down, we're done here 🛑

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✨ FUNCTION PARAMETERS ✨

• callback — the SDL_WindowsMessageHook function to call. that's your little guy. your blorbo. 🫶
• userdata — a pointer to pass to every iteration of callback. it tags along every single time, loyal fr fr 🥹

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🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

⚠️ This function should only be called on the main thread. do not be messy about this, bestie. main thread only, periodt. 💀

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. it's not ancient, it's just iconic. 👑

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👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• SDL_WindowsMessageHook(3type)
• SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_ENABLE_MESSAGELOOP(3)

iykyk 💜

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💖 this was brought to you by Simple Directmedia Layer — SDL 3.4.18, dated with SDL_SetWindowsMessageHook(3) energy. go forth and hook those messages, you absolute legend ⭐🌸🦋🎀