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SDL_HINT_QUIT_ON_LAST_WINDOW_CLOSE

A variable that decides whether to send SDL_EVENT_QUIT when closing the last window.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

Syntax

#define SDL_HINT_QUIT_ON_LAST_WINDOW_CLOSE "SDL_QUIT_ON_LAST_WINDOW_CLOSE"

Remarks

The variable can be set to the following values:

• "0": SDL will not send an SDL_EVENT_QUIT event when the last window is requesting to close. Note that in this case, there are still other legitimate reasons one might get an SDL_EVENT_QUIT event: choosing "Quit" from the macOS menu bar, sending a SIGINT (ctrl-c) on Unix, etc.
• "1": SDL will send a quit event when the last window is requesting to close. (default)

This hint can be set anytime.

Version

This hint is available since SDL 3.0.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIMacro, CategoryHints