###### (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_GetSemaphoreValue Get the current value of a semaphore. ## Header File Defined in [](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_mutex.h) ## Syntax ```c Uint32 SDL_GetSemaphoreValue(SDL_Semaphore *sem); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | ----------- | ---------------------- | | **sem** | the semaphore to query | ## Return Value Returns the current value of the semaphore. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.0.0. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction)