SDL_GetUserFolder - Man Page
Finds the most suitable user folder for a specific purpose.
Header File
Defined in SDL3/SDL_filesystem.h
Synopsis
#include "SDL3/SDL.h" const char * SDL_GetUserFolder(SDL_Folder folder);
Description
Many OSes provide certain standard folders for certain purposes, such as storing pictures, music or videos for a certain user. This function gives the path for many of those special locations.
This function is specifically for _user_ folders, which are meant for the user to access and manage. For application-specific folders, meant to hold data for the application to manage, see
SDL_GetBasePath () and
SDL_GetPrefPath ().
The returned path is guaranteed to end with a path separator ('\' on Windows, '/' on most other platforms).
If NULL is returned, the error may be obtained with
SDL_GetError ().
Function Parameters
- folder
the type of folder to find.
Return Value
Returns either a null-terminated C string containing the full path to the folder, or NULL if an error happened.
Availability
This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.