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

Create a 2D rendering context for a window.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
SDL_Renderer * SDL_CreateRenderer(SDL_Window * window,
                       int index, Uint32 flags);

```

## Function Parameters

|                |                                                                                                                   |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **window**     | the window where rendering is displayed                                                                           |
| **index**      | the index of the rendering driver to initialize, or -1 to initialize the first one supporting the requested flags |
| **flags**      | 0, or one or more [SDL_RendererFlags](SDL_RendererFlags) OR'd together                                            |

## Return Value

Returns a valid rendering context 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_CreateSoftwareRenderer](SDL_CreateSoftwareRenderer)
* [SDL_DestroyRenderer](SDL_DestroyRenderer)
* [SDL_GetNumRenderDrivers](SDL_GetNumRenderDrivers)
* [SDL_GetRendererInfo](SDL_GetRendererInfo)

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