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

Set a hint with normal priority.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_hints.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_hints.h), but apps should _only_ `#include "SDL.h"`!

## Syntax

```c
SDL_bool SDL_SetHint(const char *name,
                     const char *value);

```

## Function Parameters

|               |                                |
| ------------- | ------------------------------ |
| **name**      | the hint to set                |
| **value**     | the value of the hint variable |

## Return Value

Returns [SDL_TRUE](SDL_TRUE) if the hint was set, [SDL_FALSE](SDL_FALSE)
otherwise.

## Remarks

Hints will not be set if there is an existing override hint or environment
variable that takes precedence. You can use
[SDL_SetHintWithPriority](SDL_SetHintWithPriority)() to set the hint with
override priority instead.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_GetHint](SDL_GetHint)
* [SDL_SetHintWithPriority](SDL_SetHintWithPriority)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryHints](CategoryHints)