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

SDL_GetCameras

Get a list of currently connected camera devices.

Header File

Syntax

SDL_CameraID * SDL_GetCameras(int *count);

Function Parameters

int *

count

a pointer filled in with the number of cameras returned, may be NULL.

Return Value

(SDL_CameraID *) Returns a 0 terminated array of camera instance IDs or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information. This should be freed with SDL_free() when it is no longer needed.

Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.