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SDL_GetAppMetadataProperty(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_GetAppMetadataProperty(3)

SDL_GetAppMetadataProperty - Get metadata about your app.

Defined in SDL3/SDL_init.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
const char * SDL_GetAppMetadataProperty(const char *name);

This returns metadata previously set using

SDL_SetAppMetadata () or

SDL_SetAppMetadataProperty (). See

SDL_SetAppMetadataProperty () for the list of available properties and their meanings.

the name of the metadata property to get.

Returns the current value of the metadata property, or the default if it is not set, NULL for properties with no default.

It is safe to call this function from any thread, although the string returned is not protected and could potentially be freed if you call

SDL_SetAppMetadataProperty () to set that property from another thread.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

(3), SDL_SetAppMetadata(3), (3), SDL_SetAppMetadataProperty(3)

SDL 3.2.10 Simple Directmedia Layer