NAME¶

SDL_GetPrimarySelectionText - Get UTF-8 text from the primary selection.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_clipboard.h>

char * SDL_GetPrimarySelectionText(void);

DESCRIPTION¶

This function returns an empty string if there is not enough memory left for a copy of the primary selection's content.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns the primary selection text on success or an empty string on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information. This should be freed with SDL_free() when it is no longer needed.

THREAD SAFETY¶

This function should only be called on the main thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_HasPrimarySelectionText(3), SDL_SetPrimarySelectionText(3)