NAME

SDL_DuplicateSurface - Creates a new surface identical to the existing surface.

HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL_surface.h

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_Surface * SDL_DuplicateSurface(SDL_Surface *surface);

DESCRIPTION

If the original surface has alternate images, the new surface will have a reference to them as well.

The returned surface should be freed with

SDL_DestroySurface ().

FUNCTION PARAMETERS

surface

the surface to duplicate.

RETURN VALUE

( SDL_Surface
*) Returns a copy of the surface or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError () for more information.

THREAD SAFETY

This function is not thread safe.

AVAILABILITY

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO

•(3), SDL_DestroySurface(3)