TTF_OpenFont3
Create a font from a file, using a specified point size.
Usage
#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"
TTF_Font * TTF_OpenFont(const char *file, float ptsize);
Header file
Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h
Overview
Some .fon fonts will have several sizes embedded in the file, so the point size becomes the index of choosing which size. If the value is too high, the last indexed size will be the default.
When done with the returned TTF_Font , use
TTF_CloseFont () to dispose of it.
Function parameters
file
|
path to font file. |
|---|---|
ptsize
|
point size to use for the newly-opened font. |
Return value
( TTF_Font
*) Returns a valid TTF_Font , or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.
Thread safety
It is safe to call this function from any thread.