###### (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_LoadObject

Dynamically load a shared object.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
void* SDL_LoadObject(const char *sofile);

```

## Function Parameters

|                |                                            |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| **sofile**     | a system-dependent name of the object file |

## Return Value

Returns an opaque pointer to the object handle or NULL if there was an
error; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

## Code Examples

```c

/* Dynamically load mylib.so */
SDL_LoadObject("mylib.so");
```

## See Also

* [SDL_LoadFunction](SDL_LoadFunction)
* [SDL_UnloadObject](SDL_UnloadObject)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategorySharedObject](CategorySharedObject)