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

Set a texture as the current rendering target.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
bool SDL_SetRenderTarget(SDL_Renderer *renderer, SDL_Texture *texture);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                |              |                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------ | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_Renderer](SDL_Renderer) * | **renderer** | the rendering context.                                                                                                                                                  |
| [SDL_Texture](SDL_Texture) *   | **texture**  | the targeted texture, which must be created with the [`SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_TARGET`](SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_TARGET) flag, or NULL to render to the window instead of a texture. |

## Return Value

(bool) Returns true on success or false on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Remarks

The default render target is the window for which the renderer was created.
To stop rendering to a texture and render to the window again, call this
function with a NULL `texture`.

## Thread Safety

This function should only be called on the main thread.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

## See Also

- [SDL_GetRenderTarget](SDL_GetRenderTarget)

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