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

TTF_CreateSurfaceTextEngine

Create a text engine for drawing text on SDL surfaces.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h>

Syntax

TTF_TextEngine * TTF_CreateSurfaceTextEngine(void);

Return Value

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

Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

Version

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.

See Also

• TTF_DestroySurfaceTextEngine
• TTF_DrawSurfaceText

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategorySDLTTF