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SDL_aligned_alloc(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_aligned_alloc(3)

SDL_aligned_alloc - Allocate memory aligned to a specific alignment.

Defined in SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
void * SDL_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size);

The memory returned by this function must be freed with

SDL_aligned_free (), _not_ SDL_free ().

If alignment is less than the size of void* , it will be increased to match that.

The returned memory address will be a multiple of the alignment value, and the size of the memory allocated will be a multiple of the alignment value.

the alignment of the memory.
the size to allocate.

Returns a pointer to the aligned memory, or NULL if allocation failed.

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

(3), SDL_aligned_free(3)

SDL 3.2.10 Simple Directmedia Layer