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

TTF_CreateGPUTextEngine

Create a text engine for drawing text with the SDL GPU API.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h>

Syntax

TTF_TextEngine * TTF_CreateGPUTextEngine(SDL_GPUDevice *device);

Function Parameters

SDL_GPUDevice * device the SDL_GPUDevice to use for creating textures and drawing text.

Return Value

(TTF_TextEngine *) Returns a TTF_TextEngine object or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Thread Safety

This function should be called on the thread that created the device.

Version

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.

See Also

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategorySDLTTF