(This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. SDL2 was the previous version!)

SDL_SetClipboardText

Put UTF-8 text into the clipboard.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_clipboard.h>

Syntax

bool SDL_SetClipboardText(const char *text);

Function Parameters

Return Value

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

Thread Safety

You may only call this function from the main thread.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

See Also

• SDL_GetClipboardText
• SDL_HasClipboardText

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryClipboard