SDL_sscanf(3)

💖 SDL_sscanf(3) — SDL3 FUNCTIONS 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this one is literally just sscanf() but make it ✨portable✨. Welcome to the SDL_sscanf page, you're gonna eat this up.

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_sscanf — this works exactly like sscanf() but doesn't require access to a C runtime. no cap. same energy, zero C-runtime dependency. 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>

int SDL_sscanf(const char *text, const char *fmt, ...);

like, that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Scan a string, matching a format string, converting each '%' item and storing it to pointers provided through variable arguments.

fr fr that's the whole thing — you hand it some text, you hand it a fmt, and it goes through matching stuff up and dumping the converted results into the pointers you passed in. lowkey iconic behaviour honestly.

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🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

• text — the string to scan. Must not be NULL. like, seriously, don't. 🙈
• fmt — a printf-style format string. Must not be NULL. same deal, bestie.
• ... — a list of pointers to values to be filled in with scanned items. yes you have to actually pass pointers, we're not doing magic here ✨

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⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

Returns the number of items that matched the format string. that's your count, that's your receipt, periodt. 💯

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🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

so go off, call it from wherever, whenever. main character energy on every thread. 👑

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older… it's giving outdated, babe 😭 go update.

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k that's the whole page bestie, go forth and scan responsibly 🫶

Simple Directmedia Layer — SDL 3.4.18 — SDL_sscanf(3) 💖 mwah, love u, bye ✨🎀