(This function is part of SDL_image, a separate library from SDL.)

IMG_CreateAnimationDecoder_IO

Create a decoder to read a series of images from an IOStream.

Header File

Syntax

IMG_AnimationDecoder * IMG_CreateAnimationDecoder_IO(SDL_IOStream *src, bool closeio, const char *type);

Function Parameters

SDL_IOStream *	src	an SDL_IOStream containing a series of images.
bool	closeio	true to close the SDL_IOStream when done, false to leave it open.
const char *	type	a filename extension that represent this data ("WEBP", etc).

Return Value

(IMG_AnimationDecoder *) Returns a new IMG_AnimationDecoder, or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

If closeio is true, src will be closed before returning if this function fails, or when the animation decoder is closed if this function succeeds.

Version

This function is available since SDL_image 3.4.0.