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

Dynamically load a shared object.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
void* SDL_LoadObject(const char *sofile);
```

## Function Parameters

|              |            |                                             |
| ------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| const char * | **sofile** | a system-dependent name of the object file. |

## Return Value

(void *) Returns an opaque pointer to the object handle or NULL if there
was an error; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_LoadFunction](SDL_LoadFunction)
- [SDL_UnloadObject](SDL_UnloadObject)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryLoadSO](CategoryLoadSO)