NAME¶

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

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

int SDL_sscanf(const char *text, const char *fmt, ...);

DESCRIPTION¶

Scan a string, matching a format string, converting each '%' item and storing it to pointers provided through variable arguments.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

text

the string to scan. Must not be NULL.

fmt

a printf-style format string. Must not be NULL.

...

a list of pointers to values to be filled in with scanned items.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns the number of items that matched the format string.

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.