NAME

SDL_strlcat - Concatenate strings.

HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

size_t SDL_strlcat(char *dst, const char *src, size_t maxlen);

DESCRIPTION

This function appends up to maxlen

• SDL_strlen (dst) - 1 characters from src to the end of the string in dst , then appends a null terminator. src and dst must not overlap.

If maxlen

• SDL_strlen (dst) - 1 is less than or equal to 0, then dst is unmodified.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS

dst

The destination buffer already containing the first null-terminated string. Must not be NULL and must not overlap with src .

src

The second null-terminated string. Must not be NULL, and must not overlap with dst .

maxlen

The length (in characters) of the destination buffer.

RETURN VALUE

Returns the length (in characters, excluding the null terminator) of the string in dst plus the length 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

•(3), SDL_strlcpy(3)