NAME¶

SDL_LoadSurface - Load a BMP or PNG image from a file.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_surface.h>

SDL_Surface * SDL_LoadSurface(const char *file);

DESCRIPTION¶

The new surface should be freed with SDL_DestroySurface(). Not doing so will result in a memory leak.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

file

the file to load.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns a pointer to a new SDL_Surface structure or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.4.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_DestroySurface(3), SDL_LoadSurface_IO(3)