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SDL_HINT_GDK_TEXTINPUT_MAX_LENGTH

This variable sets the maximum input length of the TextInput window on GDK platforms.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

Syntax

#define SDL_HINT_GDK_TEXTINPUT_MAX_LENGTH "SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT_MAX_LENGTH"

Remarks

The value must be a stringified integer, for example "10" to allow for up to 10 characters of text input.

This hint is available only if SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT defined.

This hint should be set before calling SDL_StartTextInput()

Version

This hint is available since SDL 3.0.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIMacro, CategoryHints