###### (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_SetPrimarySelectionText Put UTF-8 text into the primary selection. ## Syntax ```c int SDL_SetPrimarySelectionText(const char *text); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------ | | **text** | the text to store in the primary selection | ## Return Value Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.0.0. ## Related Functions * [SDL_GetPrimarySelectionText](SDL_GetPrimarySelectionText) * [SDL_HasPrimarySelectionText](SDL_HasPrimarySelectionText) ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI)