(This function is part of SDL_image, a separate library from SDL.)

IMG_SavePNG

Save an SDL_Surface into a PNG image file.

Header File

Defined in SDL_image.h

Syntax

int IMG_SavePNG(SDL_Surface *surface, const char *file);

Function Parameters

surface the SDL surface to save
file path on the filesystem to write new file to.

Return Value

Returns 0 if successful, -1 on error

Remarks

If the file already exists, it will be overwritten.

Version

This function is available since SDL_image 3.0.0.

See Also

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction