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

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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