SDL_SetError

Use this function to set the SDL error string.

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Syntax

void SDL_SetError(const char* fmt, 
                  ...)

fmt	a printf() style message format string
...	additional parameters matching % tokens in the fmt string, if any

SDL_SetError("Something unexpected happened!");

int errorCode = 0;
...
errorCode = -37;
...
if (errorCode < 0)
    SDL_SetError("Something unexpected happened: Error Code %d", errorCode);

Calling this function will replace any previous error message that was set.