section 3 · Library functions 📚

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• SDL_CDPause(3)Pauses a CDROM✨
• SDL_CDPlay(3)Play a CD✨
• SDL_CDPlayTracks(3)Play the given CD track(s)✨
• SDL_CDResume(3)Resumes a CDROM✨
• SDL_CDStatus(3)Returns the current status of the given drive.✨
• SDL_CDStop(3)Stops a CDROM✨
• SDL_CDtrack(3)CD Track Information Structure✨
• SDL_ceil(3)Compute the ceiling of x.✨
• SDL_ceilf(3)Compute the ceiling of x.✨
• SDL_ChromaLocation(3type)Colorspace chroma sample location.✨
• SDL_ClaimWindowForGPUDevice(3)Claims a window, creating a swapchain structure for it.✨
• SDL_clamp(3)Return a value clamped to a range.✨
• SDL_CleanupPropertyCallback(3type)A callback used to free resources when a property is deleted.✨
• SDL_CleanupTLS(3)Cleanup all TLS data for this thread.✨
• SDL_ClearAudioStream(3)Clear any pending data in the stream.✨
• SDL_ClearClipboardData(3)Clear the clipboard data.✨
• SDL_ClearComposition(3)Dismiss the composition window/IME without disabling the subsystem.✨
• SDL_ClearError(3)Clear any previous error message for this thread.✨
• SDL_ClearProperty(3)Clear a property from a group of properties.✨
• SDL_ClearSurface(3)Clear a surface with a specific color, with floating point precision.✨
• SDL_ClickTrayEntry(3)Simulate a click on a tray entry.✨
• SDL_ClipboardCleanupCallback(3type)Callback function that will be called when the clipboard is cleared, or when new data is set.✨
• SDL_ClipboardDataCallback(3type)Callback function that will be called when data for the specified mime-type is requested by the OS.✨
• SDL_ClipboardEvent(3type)An event triggered when the clipboard contents have changed (event.clipboard.*)✨
• SDL_CloseAsyncIO(3)Close and free any allocated resources for an async I/O object.✨
• SDL_CloseAudio(3)Shuts down audio processing and closes the audio device.✨
• SDL_CloseAudioDevice(3)Close a previously-opened audio device.✨
• SDL_CloseCamera(3)Use this function to shut down camera processing and close the camera device.✨
• SDL_CloseGamepad(3)Close a gamepad previously opened with SDL_OpenGamepad().✨
• SDL_CloseHaptic(3)Close a haptic device previously opened with SDL_OpenHaptic().✨
• SDL_CloseIO(3)Close and free an allocated SDL_IOStream structure.✨
• SDL_CloseJoystick(3)Close a joystick previously opened with SDL_OpenJoystick().✨
• SDL_CloseSensor(3)Close a sensor previously opened with SDL_OpenSensor().✨
• SDL_CloseStorage(3)Closes and frees a storage container.✨
• SDL_Color(3)Format independent color description✨
• SDL_Color(3type)A structure that represents a color as RGBA components.✨
• SDL_ColorPrimaries(3type)Colorspace color primaries, as described by https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.273-201612-S/en✨
• SDL_ColorRange(3type)Colorspace color range, as described by https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-BT.2100-2-201807-I/en✨
• SDL_Colorspace(3type)Colorspace definitions.✨
• SDL_COLORSPACECHROMA(3)A macro to retrieve the chroma sample location of an SDL_Colorspace.✨
• SDL_COLORSPACEMATRIX(3)A macro to retrieve the matrix coefficients of an SDL_Colorspace.✨
• SDL_COLORSPACEPRIMARIES(3)A macro to retrieve the primaries of an SDL_Colorspace.✨
• SDL_COLORSPACERANGE(3)A macro to retrieve the range of an SDL_Colorspace.✨
• SDL_COLORSPACETRANSFER(3)A macro to retrieve the transfer characteristics of an SDL_Colorspace.✨
• SDL_COLORSPACETYPE(3)A macro to retrieve the type of an SDL_Colorspace.✨
• SDL_ColorType(3type)Colorspace color type.✨
• SDL_CommonEvent(3type)Fields shared by every event✨
• SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicInt(3)Set an atomic variable to a new value if it is currently an old value.✨
• SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicPointer(3)Set a pointer to a new value if it is currently an old value.✨
• SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicU32(3)Set an atomic variable to a new value if it is currently an old value.✨
• SDL_CompareCallback(3type)A callback used with SDL sorting and binary search functions.✨
• SDL_CompareCallback_r(3type)A callback used with SDL sorting and binary search functions.✨
• SDL_COMPILE_TIME_ASSERT(3)A compile-time assertion.✨
• SDL_CompilerBarrier(3)Mark a compiler barrier.✨
• SDL_ComposeCustomBlendMode(3)Compose a custom blend mode for renderers.✨
• SDL_CondBroadcast(3)Restart all threads waiting on a condition variable✨
• SDL_Condition(3type)A means to block multiple threads until a condition is satisfied.✨
• SDL_CondSignal(3)Restart a thread wait on a condition variable✨
• SDL_CondWait(3)Wait on a condition variable✨
• SDL_CondWaitTimeout(3)Wait on a condition variable, with timeout✨
• SDL_const_cast(3)Handle a Const Cast properly whether using C or C++.✨
• SDL_ConvertAudio(3)Convert audio data to a desired audio format.✨
• SDL_ConvertAudioSamples(3)Convert some audio data of one format to another format.✨
• SDL_ConvertEventToRenderCoordinates(3)Convert the coordinates in an event to render coordinates.✨
• SDL_ConvertPixels(3)Copy a block of pixels of one format to another format.✨
• SDL_ConvertPixelsAndColorspace(3)Copy a block of pixels of one format and colorspace to another format and colorspace.✨
• SDL_ConvertSurface(3)Copy an existing surface to a new surface of the specified format.✨
• SDL_ConvertSurfaceAndColorspace(3)Copy an existing surface to a new surface of the specified format and colorspace.✨
• SDL_CopyFile(3)Copy a file.✨
• SDL_CopyGPUBufferToBuffer(3)Performs a buffer-to-buffer copy.✨
• SDL_CopyGPUTextureToTexture(3)Performs a texture-to-texture copy.✨
• SDL_copyp(3)A macro to copy memory between objects, with basic type checking.✨
• SDL_CopyProperties(3)Copy a group of properties.✨
• SDL_copysign(3)Copy the sign of one floating-point value to another.✨
• SDL_copysignf(3)Copy the sign of one floating-point value to another.✨
• SDL_CopyStorageFile(3)Copy a file in a writable storage container.✨
• SDL_cos(3)Compute the cosine of x.✨
• SDL_cosf(3)Compute the cosine of x.✨
• SDL_CPUPauseInstruction(3)A macro to insert a CPU-specific "pause" instruction into the program.✨
• SDL_crc16(3)Calculate a CRC-16 value.✨
• SDL_crc32(3)Calculate a CRC-32 value.✨
• SDL_CreateAnimatedCursor(3)Create an animated color cursor.✨
• SDL_CreateAsyncIOQueue(3)Create a task queue for tracking multiple I/O operations.✨
• SDL_CreateAudioStream(3)Create a new audio stream.✨
• SDL_CreateColorCursor(3)Create a color cursor.✨
• SDL_CreateCond(3)Create a condition variable✨
• SDL_CreateCondition(3)Create a condition variable.✨
• SDL_CreateCursor(3)Create a cursor using the specified bitmap data and mask (in MSB format).✨
• SDL_CreateDirectory(3)Create a directory, and any missing parent directories.✨
• SDL_CreateEnvironment(3)Create a set of environment variables✨
• SDL_CreateGPUBuffer(3)Creates a buffer object to be used in graphics or compute workflows.✨
• SDL_CreateGPUComputePipeline(3)Creates a pipeline object to be used in a compute workflow.✨
• SDL_CreateGPUDevice(3)Creates a GPU context.✨
• SDL_CreateGPUDeviceWithProperties(3)Creates a GPU context.✨
• SDL_CreateGPUGraphicsPipeline(3)Creates a pipeline object to be used in a graphics workflow.✨
• SDL_CreateGPURenderer(3)Create a 2D GPU rendering context.✨
• SDL_CreateGPURenderState(3)Create custom GPU render state.✨
• SDL_CreateGPUSampler(3)Creates a sampler object to be used when binding textures in a graphics workflow.✨
• SDL_CreateGPUShader(3)Creates a shader to be used when creating a graphics pipeline.✨
• SDL_CreateGPUTexture(3)Creates a texture object to be used in graphics or compute workflows.✨
• SDL_CreateGPUTransferBuffer(3)Creates a transfer buffer to be used when uploading to or downloading from graphics resources.✨
• SDL_CreateHapticEffect(3)Create a new haptic effect on a specified device.✨
• SDL_CreateMutex(3)Create a new mutex.✨
• SDL_CreatePalette(3)Create a palette structure with the specified number of color entries.✨
• SDL_CreatePopupWindow(3)Create a child popup window of the specified parent window.✨
• SDL_CreateProcess(3)Create a new process.✨
• SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties(3)Create a new process with the specified properties.✨
• SDL_CreateProperties(3)Create a group of properties.✨
• SDL_CreateRenderer(3)Create a 2D rendering context for a window.✨
• SDL_CreateRendererWithProperties(3)Create a 2D rendering context for a window, with the specified properties.✨
• SDL_CreateRGBSurface(3)Create an empty SDL_Surface✨
• SDL_CreateRGBSurfaceFrom(3)Create an SDL_Surface from pixel data✨
• SDL_CreateRWLock(3)Create a new read/write lock.✨
• SDL_CreateSemaphore(3)Create a semaphore.✨
• SDL_CreateSoftwareRenderer(3)Create a 2D software rendering context for a surface.✨
• SDL_CreateStorageDirectory(3)Create a directory in a writable storage container.✨
• SDL_CreateSurface(3)Allocate a new surface with a specific pixel format.✨
• SDL_CreateSurfaceFrom(3)Allocate a new surface with a specific pixel format and existing pixel data.✨
• SDL_CreateSurfacePalette(3)Create a palette and associate it with a surface.✨
• SDL_CreateSystemCursor(3)Create a system cursor.✨
• SDL_CreateTexture(3)Create a texture for a rendering context.✨
• SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(3)Create a texture from an existing surface.✨
• SDL_CreateTextureWithProperties(3)Create a texture for a rendering context with the specified properties.✨
• SDL_CreateThread(3)Create a new thread with a default stack size.✨
• SDL_CreateThreadWithProperties(3)Create a new thread with with the specified properties.✨
• SDL_CreateTray(3)Create an icon to be placed in the operating system's tray, or equivalent.✨
• SDL_CreateTrayMenu(3)Create a menu for a system tray.✨
• SDL_CreateTraySubmenu(3)Create a submenu for a system tray entry.✨
• SDL_CreateWindow(3)Create a window with the specified dimensions and flags.✨
• SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer(3)Create a window and default renderer.✨
• SDL_CreateWindowWithProperties(3)Create a window with the specified properties.✨
• SDL_CreateYUVOverlay(3)Create a YUV video overlay✨
• SDL_Cursor(3type)The structure used to identify an SDL cursor.✨
• SDL_CursorFrameInfo(3type)Animated cursor frame info.✨
• SDL_CursorVisible(3)Return whether the cursor is currently being shown.✨
• SDL_DateFormat(3type)The preferred date format of the current system locale.✨
• SDL_DateTime(3type)A structure holding a calendar date and time broken down into its components.✨
• SDL_DateTimeToTime(3)Converts a calendar time to an SDL_Time in nanoseconds since the epoch.✨
• SDL_DEBUG_TEXT_FONT_CHARACTER_SIZE(3)The size, in pixels, of a single SDL_RenderDebugText() character.✨
• SDL_DECLSPEC(3)A macro to tag a symbol as a public API.✨
• SDL_DEFINE_AUDIO_FORMAT(3)Define an SDL_AudioFormat value.✨
• SDL_DEFINE_COLORSPACE(3)A macro for defining custom SDL_Colorspace formats.✨
• SDL_DEFINE_PIXELFORMAT(3)A macro for defining custom non-FourCC pixel formats.✨
• SDL_DEFINE_PIXELFOURCC(3)A macro for defining custom FourCC pixel formats.✨
• SDL_Delay(3)Wait a specified number of milliseconds before returning.✨
• SDL_DelayNS(3)Wait a specified number of nanoseconds before returning.✨
• SDL_DelayPrecise(3)Wait a specified number of nanoseconds before returning.✨
• SDL_DEPRECATED(3)A macro to tag a symbol as deprecated.✨
• SDL_DestroyAsyncIOQueue(3)Destroy a previously-created async I/O task queue.✨
• SDL_DestroyAudioStream(3)Free an audio stream.✨
• SDL_DestroyCond(3)Destroy a condition variable✨
• SDL_DestroyCondition(3)Destroy a condition variable.✨
• SDL_DestroyCursor(3)Free a previously-created cursor.✨
• SDL_DestroyEnvironment(3)Destroy a set of environment variables.✨
• SDL_DestroyGPUDevice(3)Destroys a GPU context previously returned by SDL_CreateGPUDevice.✨
• SDL_DestroyGPURenderState(3)Destroy custom GPU render state.✨
• SDL_DestroyHapticEffect(3)Destroy a haptic effect on the device.✨
• SDL_DestroyMutex(3)Destroy a mutex created with SDL_CreateMutex().✨
• SDL_DestroyPalette(3)Free a palette created with SDL_CreatePalette().✨
• SDL_DestroyProcess(3)Destroy a previously created process object.✨
• SDL_DestroyProperties(3)Destroy a group of properties.✨
• SDL_DestroyRenderer(3)Destroy the rendering context for a window and free all associated textures.✨
• SDL_DestroyRWLock(3)Destroy a read/write lock created with SDL_CreateRWLock().✨
• SDL_DestroySemaphore(3)Destroy a semaphore.✨
• SDL_DestroySurface(3)Free a surface.✨
• SDL_DestroyTexture(3)Destroy the specified texture.✨
• SDL_DestroyTray(3)Destroys a tray object.✨
• SDL_DestroyWindow(3)Destroy a window.✨
• SDL_DestroyWindowSurface(3)Destroy the surface associated with the window.✨
• SDL_DetachThread(3)Let a thread clean up on exit without intervention.✨
• SDL_DetachVirtualJoystick(3)Detach a virtual joystick.✨
• SDL_DialogFileCallback(3type)Callback used by file dialog functions.✨
• SDL_DialogFileFilter(3type)An entry for filters for file dialogs.✨
• SDL_disabled_assert(3)The macro used when an assertion is disabled.✨
• SDL_DisableScreenSaver(3)Prevent the screen from being blanked by a screen saver.✨
• SDL_DispatchGPUCompute(3)Dispatches compute work.✨
• SDL_DispatchGPUComputeIndirect(3)Dispatches compute work with parameters set from a buffer.✨
• SDL_DisplayEvent(3type)Display state change event data (event.display.*)✨
• SDL_DisplayFormat(3)Convert a surface to the display format✨
• SDL_DisplayFormatAlpha(3)Convert a surface to the display format✨
• SDL_DisplayID(3type)This is a unique ID for a display for the time it is connected to the system, and is never reused for the lifetime of the application.✨
• SDL_DisplayMode(3type)The structure that defines a display mode.✨
• SDL_DisplayModeData(3type)Internal display mode data.✨
• SDL_DisplayOrientation(3type)Display orientation values; the way a display is rotated.✨
• SDL_DisplayYUVOverlay(3)Blit the overlay to the display✨
• SDL_DownloadFromGPUBuffer(3)Copies data from a buffer to a transfer buffer on the GPU timeline.✨
• SDL_DownloadFromGPUTexture(3)Copies data from a texture to a transfer buffer on the GPU timeline.✨
• SDL_DrawGPUIndexedPrimitives(3)Draws data using bound graphics state with an index buffer and instancing enabled.✨
• SDL_DrawGPUIndexedPrimitivesIndirect(3)Draws data using bound graphics state with an index buffer enabled and with draw parameters set from a buffer.✨
• SDL_DrawGPUPrimitives(3)Draws data using bound graphics state.✨
• SDL_DrawGPUPrimitivesIndirect(3)Draws data using bound graphics state and with draw parameters set from a buffer.✨
• SDL_DropEvent(3type)An event used to drop text or request a file open by the system (event.drop.*)✨
• SDL_DuplicateSurface(3)Creates a new surface identical to the existing surface.✨
• SDL_EGL_GetCurrentConfig(3)Get the currently active EGL config.✨
• SDL_EGL_GetCurrentDisplay(3)Get the currently active EGL display.✨
• SDL_EGL_GetProcAddress(3)Get an EGL library function by name.✨
• SDL_EGL_GetWindowSurface(3)Get the EGL surface associated with the window.✨
• SDL_EGL_SetAttributeCallbacks(3)Sets the callbacks for defining custom EGLAttrib arrays for EGL initialization.✨
• SDL_EGLAttrib(3type)An EGL attribute, used when creating an EGL context.✨
• SDL_EGLAttribArrayCallback(3type)EGL platform attribute initialization callback.✨