(This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; SDL3 is the current development version.)

SDL_SetWindowAlwaysOnTop

Set the window to always be above the others.

Header File

Defined in SDL_video.h

Syntax

void SDL_SetWindowAlwaysOnTop(SDL_Window * window,
                              SDL_bool on_top);

Function Parameters

window The window of which to change the always on top state
on_top SDL_TRUE to set the window always on top, SDL_FALSE to disable

Remarks

This will add or remove the window's SDL_WINDOW_ALWAYS_ON_TOP flag. This will bring the window to the front and keep the window above the rest.

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.16.

See Also

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryVideo