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SDL_GetWindowID

Get the numeric ID of a window.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_video.h>

Syntax

SDL_WindowID SDL_GetWindowID(SDL_Window *window);

Function Parameters

Return Value

Returns the ID of the window on success or 0 on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

The numeric ID is what SDL_WindowEvent references, and is necessary to map these events to specific SDL_Window objects.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

See Also

• SDL_GetWindowFromID

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryVideo