SDL_sscanf(3)

SDL_sscanf3

This works exactly like sscanf() but doesn't require access to a c runtime.

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

int SDL_sscanf(const char *text, const char *fmt, ...);

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h

Overview

Scan a string, matching a format string, converting each '%' item and storing it to pointers provided through variable arguments.

Function parameters

text

the string to scan. Must not be NULL.

fmt

a printf-style format string. Must not be NULL.

...

a list of pointers to values to be filled in with scanned items.

Return value

Returns the number of items that matched the format string.

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.