SDL_MessageBoxFlags(3type)

💖 SDL_MessageBoxFlags 💖

okay so this little icon comes from the SDL3 DATATYPES manual, and it's literally the blueprint for making your message boxes pop off. no cap. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_MessageBoxFlags — message box flags, periodt. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3/SDL_messagebox.h>

typedef Uint32 SDL_MessageBoxFlags;

#define SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR                    0x00000010u /**< error dialog */
#define SDL_MESSAGEBOX_WARNING                  0x00000020u /**< warning dialog */
#define SDL_MESSAGEBOX_INFORMATION              0x00000040u /**< informational dialog */
#define SDL_MESSAGEBOX_BUTTONS_LEFT_TO_RIGHT    0x00000080u /**< buttons placed left to right */
#define SDL_MESSAGEBOX_BUTTONS_RIGHT_TO_LEFT    0x00000100u /**< buttons placed right to left */

the way these flags are set up? iconic. here's the breakdown bestie:

• SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR — 0x00000010u — error dialog energy 😭
• SDL_MESSAGEBOX_WARNING — 0x00000020u — warning dialog vibes ⚠️
• SDL_MESSAGEBOX_INFORMATION — 0x00000040u — informational dialog, iykyk 💁
• SDL_MESSAGEBOX_BUTTONS_LEFT_TO_RIGHT — 0x00000080u — buttons placed left to right 👈👉
• SDL_MESSAGEBOX_BUTTONS_RIGHT_TO_LEFT — 0x00000100u — buttons placed right to left 👉👈

💫 DESCRIPTION 💫

if supported will display warning icon, etc. — so basically, when the platform supports it, you get the warning icon and all that cute extra stuff. 🎀 that's the whole vibe.

🦋 AVAILABILITY 🦋

this datatype has been available since SDL 3.2.0, bestie. it's been here for a minute. 🫶

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and that's the tea! this page is from the Simple Directmedia Layer source, version SDL 3.4.18, and it's the SDL_MessageBoxFlags(3type) manual page. mwah 💋