SDL_swprintf

This works exactly like swprintf() but doesn't require access to a C runtime.

Header File

Syntax

int SDL_swprintf(wchar_t *text, size_t maxlen, const wchar_t *fmt, ...);

Function Parameters

wchar_t *	text	the buffer to write the wide string into. Must not be NULL.
size_t	maxlen	the maximum wchar_t values to write, including the null-terminator.
const wchar_t *	fmt	a printf-style format string. Must not be NULL.
...	...	a list of values to be used with the format string.

Return Value

(int) Returns the number of wide characters that should be written, not counting the null-terminator char, or a negative value on error.

Remarks

Format a wide string of up to maxlen-1 wchar_t values, converting each '%' item with values provided through variable arguments.

While some C runtimes differ on how to deal with too-large strings, this function null-terminates the output, by treating the null-terminator as part of the maxlen count. Note that if maxlen is zero, however, no wide characters will be written at all.

This function returns the number of wide characters (not codepoints) that should be written, excluding the null-terminator character. If this returns a number >= maxlen, it means the output string was truncated. A negative return value means an error occurred.

Referencing the output string's pointer with a format item is undefined behavior.

Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryStdinc