SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicInt(3)

SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicInt3

Set an atomic variable to a new value if it is currently an old value.

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

bool SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicInt(SDL_AtomicInt *a, int oldval, int newval);

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_atomic.h

Overview

Note: If you don't know what this function is for, you shouldn't use it!

Function parameters

a

a pointer to an SDL_AtomicInt
variable to be modified.

oldval

the old value.

newval

the new value.

Return value

Returns true if the atomic variable was set, false otherwise.

Thread safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

Availability

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

From libsdl3-doc 3.2.10+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.