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# SDL_GetRenderScale

Get the drawing scale for the current target.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_render.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h)

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_GetRenderScale(SDL_Renderer *renderer, float *scaleX, float *scaleY);

```

## Function Parameters

|                  |                                                        |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **renderer**     | the rendering context                                  |
| **scaleX**       | a pointer filled in with the horizontal scaling factor |
| **scaleY**       | a pointer filled in with the vertical scaling factor   |

## Return Value

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

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_SetRenderScale](SDL_SetRenderScale)

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