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

Load a GIF animation directly.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3_image/SDL_image.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/blob/main/include/SDL3_image/SDL_image.h)

## Syntax

```c
IMG_Animation * IMG_LoadGIFAnimation_IO(SDL_IOStream *src);
```

## Function Parameters

|                |         |                                              |
| -------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| SDL_IOStream * | **src** | an SDL_IOStream that data will be read from. |

## Return Value

([IMG_Animation](IMG_Animation) *) Returns a new
[IMG_Animation](IMG_Animation), or NULL on error.

## Remarks

If you know you definitely have a GIF image, you can call this function,
which will skip SDL_image's file format detection routines. Generally it's
better to use the abstract interfaces; also, there is only an SDL_IOStream
interface available here.

## Version

This function is available since SDL_image 3.0.0.

## See Also

- [IMG_LoadAnimation](IMG_LoadAnimation)
- [IMG_LoadAnimation_IO](IMG_LoadAnimation_IO)
- [IMG_LoadAnimationTyped_IO](IMG_LoadAnimationTyped_IO)
- [IMG_FreeAnimation](IMG_FreeAnimation)

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