NAME¶

SDL_strlen - This works exactly like strlen() but doesn't require access to a C runtime.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>

size_t SDL_strlen(const char *str);

DESCRIPTION¶

Counts the bytes in str, excluding the null terminator.

If you need the length of a UTF-8 string, consider using SDL_utf8strlen().

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

str

The null-terminated string to read. Must not be NULL.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns the length (in bytes, excluding the null terminator) of src.

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_strnlen(3), SDL_utf8strlen(3), SDL_utf8strnlen(3)