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SDL_GetWindowSafeArea(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_GetWindowSafeArea(3)

SDL_GetWindowSafeArea - Get the safe area for this window.

Defined in SDL3/SDL_video.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
bool SDL_GetWindowSafeArea(SDL_Window *window, SDL_Rect *rect);

Some devices have portions of the screen which are partially obscured or not interactive, possibly due to on-screen controls, curved edges, camera notches, TV overscan, etc. This function provides the area of the window which is safe to have interactable content. You should continue rendering into the rest of the window, but it should not contain visually important or interactible content.

the window to query.
a pointer filled in with the client area that is safe for interactive content.

Returns true on success or false on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information.

This function should only be called on the main thread.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SDL 3.2.10 Simple Directmedia Layer