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

Copy the window surface to the screen.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_UpdateWindowSurface(SDL_Window * window);
```

## Function Parameters

|                            |            |                       |
| -------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------- |
| [SDL_Window](SDL_Window) * | **window** | the window to update. |

## Return Value

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

## Remarks

This is the function you use to reflect any changes to the surface on the
screen.

This function is equivalent to the SDL 1.2 API [SDL_Flip](SDL_Flip)().

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_GetWindowSurface](SDL_GetWindowSurface)
- [SDL_UpdateWindowSurfaceRects](SDL_UpdateWindowSurfaceRects)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryVideo](CategoryVideo)