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TTF_GetTextSubString(3) SDL_ttf3 FUNCTIONS TTF_GetTextSubString(3)

TTF_GetTextSubString - Get the substring of a text object that surrounds a text offset.

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"
bool TTF_GetTextSubString(TTF_Text *text, int offset, TTF_SubString *substring);

If offset is less than 0, this will return a zero length substring at the beginning of the text with the

TTF_SUBSTRING_TEXT_START
flag set. If offset is greater than or equal to the length of the text string, this will return a zero length substring at the end of the text with the

TTF_SUBSTRING_TEXT_END
flag set.

the TTF_Text
to query.
a byte offset into the text string.
a pointer filled in with the substring containing the offset.

Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

This function should be called on the thread that created the text.

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.

SDL_ttf 3.2.2 SDL_ttf