NAME¶

SDL_UpdateWindowSurface - Copy the window surface to the screen.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_video.h>

bool SDL_UpdateWindowSurface(SDL_Window *window);

DESCRIPTION¶

This is the function you use to reflect any changes to the surface on the screen.

This function is equivalent to the SDL 1.2 API SDL_Flip().

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

window

the window to update.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

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_GetWindowSurface(3), SDL_UpdateWindowSurfaceRects(3)