TTF_InsertTextString(3)

✨ TTF_InsertTextString(3) ✨

okay bestie, we're in the SDL_ttf3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual and this one is literally about sliding some text into a text object. no cap. 🫶

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💖 NAME 💖

TTF_InsertTextString — Insert UTF-8 text into a text object.

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📁 HEADER FILE 📁

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

bool TTF_InsertTextString(TTF_Text *text, int offset, const char *string, size_t length);

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Heads up bestie: this function may cause the internal text representation to be rebuilt. so like, it's doing stuff behind the scenes. she's got main character energy and she's rearranging the furniture. 💅

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🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

• text — the TTF_Text you wanna modify. that's your girl, go edit her.
• offset — the offset, in bytes, from the beginning of the string if >= 0, and the offset from the end of the string if < 0. ⚠️ real talk though: this does not do UTF-8 validation, so you should only insert at UTF-8 sequence boundaries. do not just vibe-check your way to a random byte, i'm begging. 😭
• string — the UTF-8 text to insert. the actual content, the moment, the slay.
• length — the length of the text, in bytes, or 0 for null terminated text. yes bestie, 0 means "just read till the null, i trust you". 🌈

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⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

Returns true on success or false on failure. 🎉 if it flops, call SDL_GetError() for more information — she will tell you exactly what went wrong, she's not shy.

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🧵 THREAD SAFETY 🧵

This function should be called on the thread that created the text. periodt. don't be texting her from a different thread, that's not the vibe. 🙈

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👑 AVAILABILITY 👑

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

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• •(3)
• TTF_AppendTextString(3)
• •(3)
• TTF_DeleteTextString(3)
• •(3)
• TTF_SetTextString(3)

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mwah 💋 that's the whole page. written up in the SDL_ttf manual, version SDL_ttf 3.2.2, under the SDL_ttf name. go insert something gorgeous, bestie — you got this fr fr 💜✨