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SDL_DuplicateSurface(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_DuplicateSurface(3)

SDL_DuplicateSurface - Creates a new surface identical to the existing surface.

Defined in SDL3/SDL_surface.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
SDL_Surface * SDL_DuplicateSurface(SDL_Surface *surface);

If the original surface has alternate images, the new surface will have a reference to them as well.

The returned surface should be freed with

SDL_DestroySurface ().

the surface to duplicate.

( SDL_Surface
*) Returns a copy of the surface or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError () for more information.

This function is not thread safe.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

(3), SDL_DestroySurface(3)

SDL 3.2.10 Simple Directmedia Layer