SDL_GetWindowSurface
Use this function to get the SDL surface associated with the window.
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Syntax
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SDL_Surface* SDL_GetWindowSurface(SDL_Window* window)
Function Parameters
window |
the window to query |
Return Value
Returns the surface associated with the window, or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.
Code Examples
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#include "SDL.h" // include SDL header
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
SDL_Surface *screen; // even with SDL2, we can still bring ancient code back
SDL_Window *window;
SDL_Surface *image;
SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO); // init video
// create the window like normal
window = SDL_CreateWindow("SDL2 Example", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, 640, 480, 0);
// but instead of creating a renderer, we can draw directly to the screen
screen = SDL_GetWindowSurface(window);
// let's just show some classic code for reference
image = SDL_LoadBMP("box.bmp"); // loads image
SDL_BlitSurface(image, NULL, screen, NULL); // blit it to the screen
SDL_FreeSurface(image);
// this works just like SDL_Flip() in SDL 1.2
SDL_UpdateWindowSurface(window);
// show image for 2 seconds
SDL_Delay(2000);
SDL_DestroyWindow(window);
SDL_Quit();
return 0;
}
Remarks
A new surface will be created with the optimal format for the window, if necessary. This surface will be freed when the window is destroyed. Do not free this surface.
This surface will be invalidated if the window is resized. After resizing a window this function must be called again to return a valid surface.
You may not combine this with 3D or the rendering API on this window.
This function is affected by SDL_HINT_FRAMEBUFFER_ACCELERATION.
