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

Convert a GUID string into a [SDL_GUID](SDL_GUID) structure.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
SDL_GUID SDL_StringToGUID(const char *pchGUID);
```

## Function Parameters

|              |             |                                                      |
| ------------ | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| const char * | **pchGUID** | string containing an ASCII representation of a GUID. |

## Return Value

([SDL_GUID](SDL_GUID)) Returns a [SDL_GUID](SDL_GUID) structure.

## Remarks

Performs no error checking. If this function is given a string containing
an invalid GUID, the function will silently succeed, but the GUID generated
will not be useful.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

## See Also

- [SDL_GUIDToString](SDL_GUIDToString)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryGUID](CategoryGUID)