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

Set the priority for the current thread.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_SetThreadPriority(SDL_ThreadPriority priority);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                          |              |                                                      |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_ThreadPriority](SDL_ThreadPriority) | **priority** | the [SDL_ThreadPriority](SDL_ThreadPriority) to set. |

## Return Value

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

## Remarks

Note that some platforms will not let you alter the priority (or at least,
promote the thread to a higher priority) at all, and some require you to be
an administrator account. Be prepared for this to fail.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

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