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

Get the currently active OpenGL context.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
SDL_GLContext SDL_GL_GetCurrentContext(void);
```

## Return Value

([SDL_GLContext](SDL_GLContext)) Returns the currently active OpenGL
context or NULL on failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more
information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_GL_MakeCurrent](SDL_GL_MakeCurrent)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryVideo](CategoryVideo)