SDL_strlcpy3
Copy a string.
Usage
#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
size_t SDL_strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t maxlen);
Header file
Defined in SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h
Overview
This function copies up to maxlen
• 1 characters from src to dst , then appends a null terminator.
If maxlen is 0, no characters are copied and no null terminator is written.
If you want to copy an UTF-8 string but need to ensure that multi-byte sequences are not truncated, consider using
SDL_utf8strlcpy ().
Function parameters
- dst
-
The destination buffer. Must not be NULL, and must not overlap with
src.
- src
-
The null-terminated string to copy. Must not be NULL, and must not overlap with
dst.
- maxlen
-
The length (in characters) of the destination buffer.
Return value
Returns the length (in characters, excluding the null terminator) of src .
Thread safety
It is safe to call this function from any thread.