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SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_CLOSE_ON_ALT_F4

A variable controlling whether SDL generates window-close events for Alt+F4 on Windows.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

Syntax

#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_CLOSE_ON_ALT_F4 "SDL_WINDOWS_CLOSE_ON_ALT_F4"

Remarks

The variable can be set to the following values:

• "0": SDL will only do normal key handling for Alt+F4.
• "1": SDL will generate a window-close event when it sees Alt+F4. (default)

This hint can be set anytime.

Version

This hint is available since SDL 3.0.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIMacro, CategoryHints