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= SDL_SetHint =
Use this function to set a hint with normal priority.

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== Syntax ==
{{{#!highlight cpp
SDL_bool SDL_SetHint(const char* name,
                     const char* value)
}}}

== Function Parameters ==
||'''name'''||the hint to set; see the list of hints on [[CategoryHints#Hints|CategoryHints]] for details||
||'''value'''||the value of the hint variable||

== Return Value ==
Returns SDL_TRUE if the hint was set, SDL_FALSE otherwise.

== Code Examples ==
{{{#!highlight cpp
SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_SCALE_QUALITY, "1");
}}}

== Remarks ==
Hints will not be set if there is an existing override hint or environment variable that takes precedence.  You can use [[SDL_SetHintWithPriority]]() to set the hint with override priority instead.

== Related Functions ==
 .[[SDL_GetHint]]
 .[[SDL_SetHintWithPriority]]

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[[CategoryAPI]], [[CategoryHints]]