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.TH SDL_HINT_APP_NAME 3 "SDL 3.2.10" "Simple Directmedia Layer" "SDL3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
SDL_HINT_APP_NAME \- A variable setting the application name\[char46]
.SH HEADER FILE
Defined in SDL3/SDL_hints\[char46]h

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3/SDL.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "#define SDL_HINT_APP_NAME "SDL_APP_NAME"
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This hint lets you specify the application name sent to the OS when
required\[char46] For example, this will often appear in volume control applets for
audio streams, and in lists of applications which are inhibiting the
screensaver\[char46] You should use a string that describes your program ("My Game
2: The Revenge")

This will override

.BR SDL_PROP_APP_METADATA_NAME_STRING
, if
set by the application\[char46]

This hint should be set before SDL is initialized\[char46]

.SH AVAILABILITY
This hint is available since SDL 3\[char46]2\[char46]0\[char46]