(This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. SDL2 was the previous version!)

SDL_CompareCallback

A callback used with SDL sorting and binary search functions.

Header File

Syntax

typedef int (SDLCALL *SDL_CompareCallback)(const void *a, const void *b);

Function Parameters

a	a pointer to the first element being compared.
b	a pointer to the second element being compared.

Return Value

Returns -1 if a should be sorted before b, 1 if b should be sorted before a, 0 if they are equal. If two elements are equal, their order in the sorted array is undefined.

Version

This callback is available since SDL 3.1.3.