###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) was the previous version!)
# SDL_GetRenderer

Get the renderer associated with a window.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_render.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h)

## Syntax

```c
SDL_Renderer * SDL_GetRenderer(SDL_Window *window);
```

## Function Parameters

|                            |            |                      |
| -------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------- |
| [SDL_Window](SDL_Window) * | **window** | the window to query. |

## Return Value

([SDL_Renderer](SDL_Renderer) *) Returns the rendering context on success
or NULL on failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more
information.

## Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryRender](CategoryRender)