TTF_CREATERENDERERTEXTENGINE(3)

✨ NAME ✨

TTF_CreateRendererTextEngine — bestie, this one creates a text engine for drawing text on an SDL renderer 💖

🌸 HEADER FILE 🌸

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h — that's the SDL_ttf 3 house, no cap 🏠

💅 SYNOPSIS 💅

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

TTF_TextEngine * TTF_CreateRendererTextEngine(SDL_Renderer *renderer);

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

• renderer — the renderer you're gonna use for creating textures and drawing text. it's giving "the whole canvas of your text destiny" ✨

🦋 RETURN VALUE 🦋

Returns a TTF_TextEngine object (as in, a ( TTF_TextEngine * ), okay we see you) — or NULL on failure 😭 and if that happens, call SDL_GetError() for more information. literally always check, don't just ignore the NULL and move on, that's not the vibe 🙈

🌈 THREAD SAFETY 🌈

This function should be called on the thread that created the renderer. same thread, same energy, no cross-thread chaos 👑 like, the renderer's home thread is the only one invited to this party 💜

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0 — so it's been iconic for a minute 🫶

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• TTF_DestroyRendererTextEngine(3) — the cleanup queen, use her when you're done 💅
• TTF_DrawRendererText(3) — actually drawing the text, the main character moment ✨
• TTF_CreateRendererTextEngineWithProperties(3) — the fancy properties version, if you wanna be extra 🎀

ok so real talk: create the engine, draw your text, destroy the engine. that's the whole arc, no notes 🧚

that's the page bestie 💖 go forth and render your little heart out 🌸

this was SDL_ttf SDL_ttf 3.2.2, mwah, periodt 💅