SDL_error.h
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/**
* # CategoryError
*
* Simple error message routines for SDL.
*
* Most apps will interface with these APIs in exactly one function: when
* almost any SDL function call reports failure, you can get a human-readable
* string of the problem from SDL_GetError().
*
* These strings are maintained per-thread, and apps are welcome to set their
* own errors, which is popular when building libraries on top of SDL for
* other apps to consume. These strings are set by calling SDL_SetError().
*
* A common usage pattern is to have a function that returns true for success
* and false for failure, and do this when something fails:
*
* ```c
* if (something_went_wrong) {
* return SDL_SetError("The thing broke in this specific way: %d", errcode);
* }
* ```
*
* It's also common to just return `false` in this case if the failing thing
* is known to call SDL_SetError(), so errors simply propagate through.
*/
#ifndef SDL_error_h_
#define SDL_error_h_
#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/* Public functions */
/**
* Set the SDL error message for the current thread.
*
* Calling this function will replace any previous error message that was set.
*
* This function always returns false, since SDL frequently uses false to
* signify a failing result, leading to this idiom:
*
* ```c
* if (error_code) {
* return SDL_SetError("This operation has failed: %d", error_code);
* }
* ```
*
* \param fmt a printf()-style message format string.
* \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the `fmt` string, if
* any.
* \returns false.
*
* \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*
* \sa SDL_ClearError
* \sa SDL_GetError
* \sa SDL_SetErrorV
*/
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_SetError(SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(1);
/**
* Set the SDL error message for the current thread.
*
* Calling this function will replace any previous error message that was set.
*
* \param fmt a printf()-style message format string.
* \param ap a variable argument list.
* \returns false.
*
* \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*
* \sa SDL_ClearError
* \sa SDL_GetError
* \sa SDL_SetError
*/
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_SetErrorV(SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, va_list ap) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNCV(1);
/**
* Set an error indicating that memory allocation failed.
*
* This function does not do any memory allocation.
*
* \returns false.
*
* \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_OutOfMemory(void);
/**
* Retrieve a message about the last error that occurred on the current
* thread.
*
* It is possible for multiple errors to occur before calling SDL_GetError().
* Only the last error is returned.
*
* The message is only applicable when an SDL function has signaled an error.
* You must check the return values of SDL function calls to determine when to
* appropriately call SDL_GetError(). You should *not* use the results of
* SDL_GetError() to decide if an error has occurred! Sometimes SDL will set
* an error string even when reporting success.
*
* SDL will *not* clear the error string for successful API calls. You *must*
* check return values for failure cases before you can assume the error
* string applies.
*
* Error strings are set per-thread, so an error set in a different thread
* will not interfere with the current thread's operation.
*
* The returned value is a thread-local string which will remain valid until
* the current thread's error string is changed. The caller should make a copy
* if the value is needed after the next SDL API call.
*
* \returns a message with information about the specific error that occurred,
* or an empty string if there hasn't been an error message set since
* the last call to SDL_ClearError().
*
* \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*
* \sa SDL_ClearError
* \sa SDL_SetError
*/
extern SDL_DECLSPEC const char * SDLCALL SDL_GetError(void);
/**
* Clear any previous error message for this thread.
*
* \returns true.
*
* \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*
* \sa SDL_GetError
* \sa SDL_SetError
*/
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_ClearError(void);
/**
* \name Internal error functions
*
* \internal
* Private error reporting function - used internally.
*/
/* @{ */
/**
* A macro to standardize error reporting on unsupported operations.
*
* This simply calls SDL_SetError() with a standardized error string, for
* convenience, consistency, and clarity.
*
* \threadsafety It is safe to call this macro from any thread.
*
* \since This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
#define SDL_Unsupported() SDL_SetError("That operation is not supported")
/**
* A macro to standardize error reporting on unsupported operations.
*
* This simply calls SDL_SetError() with a standardized error string, for
* convenience, consistency, and clarity.
*
* A common usage pattern inside SDL is this:
*
* ```c
* bool MyFunction(const char *str) {
* if (!str) {
* return SDL_InvalidParamError("str"); // returns false.
* }
* DoSomething(str);
* return true;
* }
* ```
*
* \threadsafety It is safe to call this macro from any thread.
*
* \since This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
#define SDL_InvalidParamError(param) SDL_SetError("Parameter '%s' is invalid", (param))
/* @} *//* Internal error functions */
/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
#endif /* SDL_error_h_ */
SDL_begin_code.h
SDL_close_code.h
SDL_OutOfMemory
bool SDL_OutOfMemory(void)
SDL_ClearError
bool SDL_ClearError(void)
SDL_GetError
const char * SDL_GetError(void)
SDL_SetError
bool SDL_SetError(SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt,...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(1)
SDL_SetErrorV
bool SDL_SetErrorV(SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, va_list ap) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNCV(1)
SDL_stdinc.h
SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNCV
#define SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNCV(fmtargnumber)
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:1138
SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING
#define SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:1126
SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC
#define SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(fmtargnumber)
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:1137