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

Use this function to get the size of the data stream in an [SDL_RWops](SDL_RWops).

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
Sint64 SDL_RWsize(SDL_RWops *context);
```

## Function Parameters

|                          |             |                                                                     |
| ------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_RWops](SDL_RWops) * | **context** | the [SDL_RWops](SDL_RWops) to get the size of the data stream from. |

## Return Value

([Sint64](Sint64)) Returns the size of the data stream in the
[SDL_RWops](SDL_RWops) on success, -1 if unknown or a negative error code
on failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Remarks

Prior to SDL 2.0.10, this function was a macro.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.10.

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryRWOPS](CategoryRWOPS)