###### (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_GetStringProperty

Get a string property on a set of properties.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
const char* SDL_GetStringProperty(SDL_PropertiesID props, const char *name, const char *default_value);

```

## Function Parameters

|                       |                                   |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| **props**             | the properties to query           |
| **name**              | the name of the property to query |
| **default_value**     | the default value of the property |

## Return Value

Returns the value of the property, or `default_value` if it is not set or
not a string property.

## Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_GetPropertyType](SDL_GetPropertyType)
- [SDL_HasProperty](SDL_HasProperty)
- [SDL_SetStringProperty](SDL_SetStringProperty)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryProperties](CategoryProperties)