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1 /*
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2 Simple DirectMedia Layer
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3 Copyright (C) 1997-2025 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
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5 This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
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13 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
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18 misrepresented as being the original software.
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19 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
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20 */
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22 /**
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23 * # CategoryError
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24 *
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25 * Simple error message routines for SDL.
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26 *
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27 * Most apps will interface with these APIs in exactly one function: when
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28 * almost any SDL function call reports failure, you can get a human-readable
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29 * string of the problem from SDL_GetError().
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30 *
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31 * These strings are maintained per-thread, and apps are welcome to set their
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32 * own errors, which is popular when building libraries on top of SDL for
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33 * other apps to consume. These strings are set by calling SDL_SetError().
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34 *
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35 * A common usage pattern is to have a function that returns true for success
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36 * and false for failure, and do this when something fails:
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37 *
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38 * ```c
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39 * if (something_went_wrong) {
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40 * return SDL_SetError("The thing broke in this specific way: %d", errcode);
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41 * }
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42 * ```
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43 *
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44 * It's also common to just return `false` in this case if the failing thing
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45 * is known to call SDL_SetError(), so errors simply propagate through.
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46 */
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47
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48 #ifndef SDL_error_h_
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49 #define SDL_error_h_
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50
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51 #include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
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53 #include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
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54 /* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
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55 #ifdef __cplusplus
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56 extern "C" {
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57 #endif
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58
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59 /* Public functions */
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62 /**
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63 * Set the SDL error message for the current thread.
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64 *
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65 * Calling this function will replace any previous error message that was set.
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66 *
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67 * This function always returns false, since SDL frequently uses false to
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68 * signify a failing result, leading to this idiom:
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69 *
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70 * ```c
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71 * if (error_code) {
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72 * return SDL_SetError("This operation has failed: %d", error_code);
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73 * }
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74 * ```
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75 *
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76 * \param fmt a printf()-style message format string.
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77 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the `fmt` string, if
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78 * any.
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79 * \returns false.
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80 *
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81 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
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82 *
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83 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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84 *
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85 * \sa SDL_ClearError
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86 * \sa SDL_GetError
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87 * \sa SDL_SetErrorV
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88 */
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89 extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_SetError(SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(1);
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91 /**
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92 * Set the SDL error message for the current thread.
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93 *
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94 * Calling this function will replace any previous error message that was set.
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95 *
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96 * \param fmt a printf()-style message format string.
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97 * \param ap a variable argument list.
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98 * \returns false.
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99 *
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100 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
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101 *
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102 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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103 *
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104 * \sa SDL_ClearError
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105 * \sa SDL_GetError
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106 * \sa SDL_SetError
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107 */
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108 extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_SetErrorV(SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, va_list ap) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNCV(1);
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110 /**
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111 * Set an error indicating that memory allocation failed.
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112 *
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113 * This function does not do any memory allocation.
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114 *
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115 * \returns false.
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116 *
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117 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
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118 *
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119 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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120 */
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121 extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_OutOfMemory(void);
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123 /**
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124 * Retrieve a message about the last error that occurred on the current
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125 * thread.
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126 *
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127 * It is possible for multiple errors to occur before calling SDL_GetError().
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128 * Only the last error is returned.
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129 *
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130 * The message is only applicable when an SDL function has signaled an error.
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131 * You must check the return values of SDL function calls to determine when to
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132 * appropriately call SDL_GetError(). You should *not* use the results of
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133 * SDL_GetError() to decide if an error has occurred! Sometimes SDL will set
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134 * an error string even when reporting success.
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135 *
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136 * SDL will *not* clear the error string for successful API calls. You *must*
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137 * check return values for failure cases before you can assume the error
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138 * string applies.
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139 *
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140 * Error strings are set per-thread, so an error set in a different thread
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141 * will not interfere with the current thread's operation.
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142 *
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143 * The returned value is a thread-local string which will remain valid until
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144 * the current thread's error string is changed. The caller should make a copy
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145 * if the value is needed after the next SDL API call.
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146 *
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147 * \returns a message with information about the specific error that occurred,
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148 * or an empty string if there hasn't been an error message set since
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149 * the last call to SDL_ClearError().
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150 *
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151 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
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152 *
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153 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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154 *
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155 * \sa SDL_ClearError
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156 * \sa SDL_SetError
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157 */
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158 extern SDL_DECLSPEC const char * SDLCALL SDL_GetError(void);
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160 /**
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161 * Clear any previous error message for this thread.
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162 *
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163 * \returns true.
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164 *
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165 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
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166 *
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167 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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168 *
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169 * \sa SDL_GetError
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170 * \sa SDL_SetError
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171 */
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172 extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_ClearError(void);
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174 /**
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175 * \name Internal error functions
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176 *
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177 * \internal
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178 * Private error reporting function - used internally.
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179 */
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180 /* @{ */
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181
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182 /**
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183 * A macro to standardize error reporting on unsupported operations.
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184 *
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185 * This simply calls SDL_SetError() with a standardized error string, for
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186 * convenience, consistency, and clarity.
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187 *
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188 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this macro from any thread.
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189 *
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190 * \since This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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191 */
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192 #define SDL_Unsupported() SDL_SetError("That operation is not supported")
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193
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194 /**
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195 * A macro to standardize error reporting on unsupported operations.
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196 *
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197 * This simply calls SDL_SetError() with a standardized error string, for
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198 * convenience, consistency, and clarity.
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199 *
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200 * A common usage pattern inside SDL is this:
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201 *
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202 * ```c
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203 * bool MyFunction(const char *str) {
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204 * if (!str) {
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205 * return SDL_InvalidParamError("str"); // returns false.
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206 * }
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207 * DoSomething(str);
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208 * return true;
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209 * }
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210 * ```
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211 *
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212 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this macro from any thread.
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213 *
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214 * \since This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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215 */
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216 #define SDL_InvalidParamError(param) SDL_SetError("Parameter '%s' is invalid", (param))
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218 /* @} *//* Internal error functions */
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219
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220 /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
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221 #ifdef __cplusplus
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222 }
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223 #endif
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224 #include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
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226 #endif /* SDL_error_h_ */