TTF_GetTextDirection(3)

TTF_GetTextDirection3

Get the direction to be used for text shaping a text object.

Usage

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

TTF_Direction TTF_GetTextDirection(TTF_Text *text);

Header file

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h

Overview

This defaults to the direction of the font used by the text object.

Function parameters

text

the text to query.

Return value

( TTF_Direction ) Returns the direction to be used for text shaping.

Thread safety

This function should be called on the thread that created the text.

Availability

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.

From libsdl3-ttf-doc 3.2.2+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.