TTF_AppendTextString(3)

📦 version 3.2.2, in debian trixie, fedora 43, fedora 44, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ TTF_AppendTextString(3) ✨

okay so bestie, we're in the SDL_ttf3 FUNCTIONS section of the manual and today's main character is TTF_AppendTextString 🎀 the page is literally called TTF_AppendTextString(3), iykyk.

🌸 NAME 🌸

TTF_AppendTextString — append UTF-8 text to a text object. that's it, that's the vibe 💅

🦋 HEADER FILE 🦋

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

bool TTF_AppendTextString(TTF_Text *text, const char *string, size_t length);

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so basically this function tacks your UTF-8 text onto the end of a text object. and heads up: this function may cause the internal text representation to be rebuilt. so like, it's not free, it's giving "we might have to redo the whole internal situation" energy 🙈

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

  • text — the TTF_Text you wanna modify. that's your girl, your target, your project 💜
  • string — the UTF-8 text to insert. yes bestie, UTF-8 specifically, no cap.
  • length — the length of the text, in bytes, or 0 for null terminated text. zero means "just read until the null, queen" ⭐

🌈 RETURN VALUE 🌈

Returns true on success or false on failure. and if it fails? call SDL_GetError() for more information, that's where the tea is 🍓

🔥 THREAD SAFETY 🔥

This function should be called on the thread that created the text. like, don't be out here texting this object from a whole other thread, that's not the move 💀

👑 AVAILABILITY 👑

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0. vintage-ish but make it slay.

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

and that's the whole page, bestie 🫶 go forth and append responsibly. this was brought to you by SDL_ttf 3.2.2, the SDL_ttf manual, and me, your favorite terminal gremlin 🧚💖✨

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