SDL_DuplicateSurface

Creates a new surface identical to the existing surface.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_surface.h>

Syntax

SDL_Surface * SDL_DuplicateSurface(SDL_Surface *surface);

Function Parameters

Return Value

(SDL_Surface *) Returns a copy of the surface or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

If the original surface has alternate images, the new surface will have a reference to them as well.

The returned surface should be freed with SDL_DestroySurface().

Thread Safety

This function is not thread safe.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

See Also

• SDL_DestroySurface

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategorySurface