###### (This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current development version.)
# SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer

Create a window and default renderer.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_render.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_render.h)

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer(
        int width, int height, Uint32 window_flags,
        SDL_Window **window, SDL_Renderer **renderer);

```

## Function Parameters

|                      |                                                                                  |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **width**            | the width of the window                                                          |
| **height**           | the height of the window                                                         |
| **window_flags**     | the flags used to create the window (see [SDL_CreateWindow](SDL_CreateWindow)()) |
| **window**           | a pointer filled with the window, or NULL on error                               |
| **renderer**         | a pointer filled with the renderer, or NULL on error                             |

## Return Value

Returns 0 on success, or -1 on error; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)()
for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_CreateRenderer](SDL_CreateRenderer)
* [SDL_CreateWindow](SDL_CreateWindow)

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