(This function is part of SDL_mixer, a separate library from SDL.)

Mix_GetSoundFonts

Get SoundFonts paths to use by supported MIDI backends.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3_mixer/SDL_mixer.h>

Syntax

const char* Mix_GetSoundFonts(void);

Return Value

(const char *) Returns semicolon-separated list of sound font paths.

Remarks

There are several factors that determine what will be reported by this function:

• If the boolean SDL hint "SDL_FORCE_SOUNDFONTS" is set, AND the "SDL_SOUNDFONTS" environment variable is also set, this function will return that environment variable regardless of whether Mix_SetSoundFonts() was ever called.
• Otherwise, if Mix_SetSoundFonts() was successfully called with a non-NULL path, this function will return the string passed to that function.
• Otherwise, if the "SDL_SOUNDFONTS" variable is set, this function will return that environment variable.
• Otherwise, this function will search some common locations on the filesystem, and if it finds a SoundFont there, it will return that.
• Failing everything else, this function returns NULL.

This returns a pointer to internal (possibly read-only) memory, and it should not be modified or free'd by the caller.

Version

This function is available since SDL_mixer 3.0.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategorySDLMixer