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

Clear the current rendering target with the drawing color.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_RenderClear(SDL_Renderer * renderer);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                |              |                        |
| ------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------- |
| [SDL_Renderer](SDL_Renderer) * | **renderer** | the rendering context. |

## Return Value

(int) Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Remarks

This function clears the entire rendering target, ignoring the viewport and
the clip rectangle.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_SetRenderDrawColor](SDL_SetRenderDrawColor)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryRender](CategoryRender)