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

Mix_GetMusicArtistTag

Get the artist name for a music object.

Header File

Defined in SDL_mixer.h

Syntax

const char* Mix_GetMusicArtistTag(const Mix_Music *music);

Function Parameters

music the music object to query, or NULL for the currently-playing music.

Return Value

Returns the music's artist name if available, or "".

Remarks

This returns format-specific metadata. Not all file formats supply this!

If music is NULL, this will query the currently-playing music.

This function never returns NULL! If no data is available, it will return an empty string ("").

Version

This function is available since SDL_mixer 3.0.0.

See Also

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction