NAME¶

SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicPointer - Set a pointer to a new value if it is currently an old value.

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_atomic.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

bool SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicPointer(void **a, void *oldval, void *newval);

DESCRIPTION¶

Note: If you don't know what this function is for, you shouldn't use it!

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

a

a pointer to a pointer.

oldval

the old pointer value.

newval

the new pointer value.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns true if the pointer was set, false otherwise.

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

SEE ALSO¶

•(3), SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicInt(3), •(3), SDL_GetAtomicPointer(3), •(3), SDL_SetAtomicPointer(3)