(This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. SDL2 was the previous version!)

SDL_OpenFileStorage

Opens up a container for local filesystem storage.

Header File

Syntax

SDL_Storage * SDL_OpenFileStorage(const char *path);

Function Parameters

const char *

path

the base path prepended to all storage paths, or NULL for no base path.

Return Value

(SDL_Storage *) Returns a filesystem storage container on success or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

This is provided for development and tools. Portable applications should use SDL_OpenTitleStorage() for access to game data and SDL_OpenUserStorage() for access to user data.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.