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SDL_GetClipboardText(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_GetClipboardText(3)

NAME

SDL_GetClipboardText - Get UTF-8 text from the clipboard.

HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL_clipboard.h

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
char * SDL_GetClipboardText(void);

DESCRIPTION

This functions returns an empty string if there was not enough memory left for a copy of the clipboard's content.

RETURN VALUE

Returns the clipboard text on success or an empty string on failure; call SDL_GetError () for more information. This should be freed with SDL_free () when it is no longer needed.

THREAD SAFETY

You may only call this function from the main thread.

AVAILABILITY

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

SEE ALSO

(3), SDL_HasClipboardText(3), (3), SDL_SetClipboardText(3)

SDL 3.1.6 Simple Directmedia Layer