SDL_strdup - Man Page

Allocate a copy of a string.

Synopsis

#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.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 3.2.16 Simple Directmedia Layer SDL3 FUNCTIONS