(This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. SDL2 was the previous version!)

SDL_UpdateWindowSurface

Copy the window surface to the screen.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_video.h>

Syntax

bool SDL_UpdateWindowSurface(SDL_Window *window);

Function Parameters

SDL_Window *

window

the window to update.

Return Value

(bool) Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

This is the function you use to reflect any changes to the surface on the screen.

This function is equivalent to the SDL 1.2 API SDL_Flip().

Thread Safety

This function should only be called on the main thread.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

See Also

• SDL_GetWindowSurface
• SDL_UpdateWindowSurfaceRects

---

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryVideo

[ front page | index | search | recent changes | git repo | offline html ]

All wiki content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Wiki powered by ghwikipp.