NAME¶

SDL_CreateTexture - Create a texture for a rendering context.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_render.h>

SDL_Texture * SDL_CreateTexture(SDL_Renderer *renderer, SDL_PixelFormat format, SDL_TextureAccess access, int w, int h);

DESCRIPTION¶

The contents of a texture when first created are not defined.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

renderer

the rendering context.

format

one of the enumerated values in SDL_PixelFormat.

access

one of the enumerated values in SDL_TextureAccess.

w

the width of the texture in pixels.

h

the height of the texture in pixels.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns the created texture or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

THREAD SAFETY¶

This function should only be called on the main thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(3), SDL_CreateTextureWithProperties(3), SDL_DestroyTexture(3), SDL_GetTextureSize(3), SDL_UpdateTexture(3)