###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is under heavy development and the API is changing! [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) is the current stable version!) # SDL_AtomicGet Get the value of an atomic variable. ## Syntax ```c int SDL_AtomicGet(SDL_AtomicInt *a); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | | **a** | a pointer to an [SDL_AtomicInt](SDL_AtomicInt) variable | ## Return Value Returns the current value of an atomic variable. ## Remarks ***Note: If you don't know what this function is for, you shouldn't use it!*** ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.0.0. ## Related Functions * [SDL_AtomicSet](SDL_AtomicSet) ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAtomic](CategoryAtomic)