SDL_IOFromConstMem(3)

SDL_IOFromConstMem3

Use this function to prepare a read-only memory buffer for use with sdl_iostream .

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_IOStream * SDL_IOFromConstMem(const void *mem, size_t size);

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_iostream.h

Overview

This function sets up an SDL_IOStream
struct based on a memory area of a certain size. It assumes the memory area is not writable.

Attempting to write to this SDL_IOStream
stream will report an error without writing to the memory buffer.

This memory buffer is not copied by the SDL_IOStream ; the pointer you provide must remain valid until you close the stream. Closing the stream will not free the original buffer.

If you need to write to a memory buffer, you should use

SDL_IOFromMem () with a writable buffer of memory instead.

The following properties will be set at creation time by SDL:

• SDL_PROP_IOSTREAM_MEMORY_POINTER :
this will be the mem parameter that was passed to this function.

• SDL_PROP_IOSTREAM_MEMORY_SIZE_NUMBER :
this will be the size parameter that was passed to this function.

Function parameters

mem

a pointer to a read-only buffer to feed an SDL_IOStream
stream.

size

the buffer size, in bytes.

Return value

( SDL_IOStream
*) Returns a pointer to a new

SDL_IOStream
structure or NULL on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information.

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.