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SDL_strlcat(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_strlcat(3)

NAME

SDL_strlcat - Concatenate strings.

HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
size_t SDL_strlcat(char *dst, const char *src, size_t maxlen);

DESCRIPTION

This function appends up to maxlen

SDL_strlen (dst) - 1 characters from src to the end of the string in dst , then appends a null terminator. src and dst must not overlap.

If maxlen

SDL_strlen (dst) - 1 is less than or equal to 0, then dst is unmodified.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS

The destination buffer already containing the first null-terminated string. Must not be NULL and must not overlap with src .
The second null-terminated string. Must not be NULL, and must not overlap with dst .
The length (in characters) of the destination buffer.

RETURN VALUE

Returns The length (in characters, excluding the null terminator) of the string in dst plus the length of src .

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_strlcpy(3)

SDL 3.1.6 Simple Directmedia Layer