###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) was the previous version!)
# SDL_LogCategory

The predefined log categories

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
typedef enum SDL_LogCategory
{
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_ERROR,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_ASSERT,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_SYSTEM,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_AUDIO,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_VIDEO,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RENDER,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_INPUT,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_TEST,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_GPU,

    /* Reserved for future SDL library use */
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED2,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED3,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED4,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED5,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED6,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED7,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED8,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED9,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED10,

    /* Beyond this point is reserved for application use, e.g.
       enum {
           MYAPP_CATEGORY_AWESOME1 = SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_CUSTOM,
           MYAPP_CATEGORY_AWESOME2,
           MYAPP_CATEGORY_AWESOME3,
           ...
       };
     */
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_CUSTOM
} SDL_LogCategory;
```

## Remarks

By default the application and gpu categories are enabled at the INFO
level, the assert category is enabled at the WARN level, test is enabled at
the VERBOSE level and all other categories are enabled at the ERROR level.

## Version

This enum is available since SDL 3.1.3.

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIEnum](CategoryAPIEnum), [CategoryLog](CategoryLog)