SDL_WriteS16BE(3)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is the SDL_WriteS16BE page from the SDL3 FUNCTIONS manual, and the whole vibe is: use this function to write 16 bits in native format to an SDL_IOStream as big-endian data. it's giving byte-wrangler realness, no cap. 💅✨

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_iostream.h>

bool SDL_WriteS16BE(SDL_IOStream *dst, Sint16 value);

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea, bestie: SDL byteswaps the data only if necessary, so the application always specifies native format, and the data written will be in big-endian format. like, you don't gotta flip anything yourself — SDL handles the endianness glow-up on its own. 🫶 lowkey iconic.

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🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

• dst — the stream to which data will be written. this is the main character destination. 💖
• value — the data to be written, in native format. yes bestie, native format, not big-endian — that's the whole point. ✨

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💅 RETURN VALUE 💅

Returns true on successful write or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information. so if it's false, go get the lore from SDL_GetError(). periodt. 😭

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🔥 THREAD SAFETY 🔥

Do not use the same SDL_IOStream from two threads at once. fr fr, don't do it — that's a one-way ticket to chaos city. 🛑

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⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on 3.2.0 or later, you're slaying. 👑

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this page was brought to you by Simple Directmedia Layer, rockin' the SDL 3.4.18 era, and yes babes, it's literally the SDL_WriteS16BE(3) manual page. mwah, go write those bytes big-endian style. 💋🌈🦋