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SDL_ThreadID

Use this function to get the thread identifier for the current thread.

Syntax

SDL_threadID SDL_ThreadID(void)

Return Value

Returns the ID of the current thread.

Code Examples

SDL_threadID  threadID;

// Retrieve our current thread identifier
threadID = SDL_ThreadID();

Remarks

This thread identifier is as reported by the underlying operating system. If SDL is running on a platform that does not support threads the return value will always be zero.

This function also returns a valid thread ID when called from the main thread.


CategoryAPI, CategoryThread

None: SDL_ThreadID (last edited 2013-08-08 19:23:59 by Sam Lantinga)

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