SDL_strdup - Man Page

Allocate a copy of a string.

Header File

Defined in SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h

Synopsis

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

char * SDL_strdup(const char *str);

Description

This allocates enough space for a null-terminated copy of str , using

SDL_malloc , and then makes a copy of the string into this space.

The returned string is owned by the caller, and should be passed to

SDL_free
when no longer needed.

Function Parameters

str

the string to copy.

Return Value

Returns a pointer to the newly-allocated string.

Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

Availability

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

Info

SDL 3.2.2 Simple Directmedia Layer SDL3 FUNCTIONS