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

Put UTF-8 text into the primary selection.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_SetPrimarySelectionText(const char *text);

```

## Function Parameters

|              |                                            |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| **text**     | the text to store in the primary selection |

## Return Value

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

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.26.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_GetPrimarySelectionText](SDL_GetPrimarySelectionText)
* [SDL_HasPrimarySelectionText](SDL_HasPrimarySelectionText)

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