TTF_StringToTag(3)

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

💖 TTF_StringToTag(3) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL_ttf3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual, where we turn four little letters into one whole number. it's giving ✨data type glow-up✨ and honestly? iconic.

🌸 NAME 🌸

TTF_StringToTag — Convert from a 4 character string to a 32-bit tag.

no cap, that's literally the whole job. four chars in, one Uint32 out. periodt. 💅

🎀 HEADER FILE 🎀

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h

so like, that's where you go find it. don't be shy, go say hi. 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

Uint32 TTF_StringToTag(const char *string);

look at her. so clean. so simple. she ate and left no crumbs. 🔥

🦋 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🦋

  • string — the 4 character string to convert. that's it, that's the whole input. four characters. bestie please give her exactly four, she's counting. 💀

💜 RETURN VALUE 💜

Returns the 32-bit representation of the string.

it hands you back a Uint32 that is those four characters, just in numeric form. main character energy, no explanation needed. 👑

🌈 THREAD SAFETY 🌈

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

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⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.

so if you're on anything older than that, she's simply not there yet. tragic. 😭

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

  • (3)
  • TTF_TagToString(3) — the reverse bestie!! she does the exact opposite and honestly they're a matched set. obsessed. 💖
lowkey reminder: this is the string → tag direction. if you want tag → string, go see TTF_TagToString(3). don't mix them up, i'm begging. 🙈

k that's the whole page!! sending you the biggest hug from SDL_ttf 3.2.2 — she's the version this page shipped with, and yes she's gorgeous. go forth and convert your little strings, you absolute genius. 💅🎀🦋💜

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