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

TTF_GetGPUTextDrawData

Get the geometry data needed for drawing the text.

Header File

Syntax

TTF_GPUAtlasDrawSequence* TTF_GetGPUTextDrawData(TTF_Text *text);

Function Parameters

TTF_Text *

text

the text to draw.

Return Value

(TTF_GPUAtlasDrawSequence *) Returns a NULL terminated linked list of TTF_GPUAtlasDrawSequence objects or NULL if the passed text is empty or in case of failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

text must have been created using a TTF_TextEngine from TTF_CreateGPUTextEngine().

If the text looks blocky use linear filtering.

Thread Safety

This function should be called on the thread that created the text.

Version

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.