# SDL_GetIOProperties Get the properties associated with an [SDL_IOStream](SDL_IOStream). ## Header File Defined in [](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_iostream.h) ## Syntax ```c SDL_PropertiesID SDL_GetIOProperties(SDL_IOStream *context); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | | ------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | | [SDL_IOStream](SDL_IOStream) * | **context** | a pointer to an [SDL_IOStream](SDL_IOStream) structure. | ## Return Value ([SDL_PropertiesID](SDL_PropertiesID)) Returns a valid property ID on success or 0 on failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information. ## Thread Safety Do not use the same [SDL_IOStream](SDL_IOStream) from two threads at once. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryIOStream](CategoryIOStream)