NAME

SDL_PathType - Types of filesystem entries.

HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL_filesystem.h

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

typedef enum SDL_PathType
{
    SDL_PATHTYPE_NONE,      /**< path does not exist */
    SDL_PATHTYPE_FILE,      /**< a normal file */
    SDL_PATHTYPE_DIRECTORY, /**< a directory */
    SDL_PATHTYPE_OTHER      /**< something completely different like a device node (not a symlink, those are always followed) */
} SDL_PathType;

DESCRIPTION

Note that there may be other sorts of items on a filesystem: devices, symlinks, named pipes, etc. They are currently reported as

SDL_PATHTYPE_OTHER .

AVAILABILITY

This enum is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO

•(3), SDL_PathInfo(3type)