NAME¶

SDL_GetProcessProperties - Get the properties associated with a process.

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_process.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_PropertiesID SDL_GetProcessProperties(SDL_Process *process);

DESCRIPTION¶

The following read-only properties are provided by SDL:

• SDL_PROP_PROCESS_PID_NUMBER : the process
ID of the process.

• SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDIN_POINTER : an

SDL_IOStream
that can be used to write input to the
process, if it was created with

SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDIN_NUMBER set to SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP .

• SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDOUT_POINTER : a
non-blocking SDL_IOStream
that can be used to read output
from the process, if it was created with

SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDOUT_NUMBER set to SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP .

• SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDERR_POINTER : a
non-blocking SDL_IOStream
that can be used to read error
output from the process, if it was created with

SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_NUMBER set to SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP .

• SDL_PROP_PROCESS_BACKGROUND_BOOLEAN :
true if the process is running in the background.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

process

the process to query.

RETURN VALUE¶

( SDL_PropertiesID ) Returns a valid property ID on success or 0 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 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO¶

•(3), SDL_CreateProcess(3), •(3), SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties(3)