SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicPointer(3)

SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicPointer3

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

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

bool SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicPointer(void **a, void *oldval, void *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 a pointer.

oldval

the old pointer value.

newval

the new pointer value.

Return value

Returns true if the pointer 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.