SDL_GetProcessProperties - Get the properties associated with a process.
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Availability
This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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.
Header File
Defined in SDL3/SDL_process.h
Name
SDL_GetProcessProperties - Get the properties associated with a process.
Return Value
( SDL_PropertiesID ) Returns a valid property ID on success or 0 on failure; call SDL_GetError () for
more information.
See Also
•(3), SDL_CreateProcess(3), •(3), SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties(3) Simple Directmedia Layer SDL 3.2.10 SDL_GetProcessProperties(3)
Synopsis
#include"SDL3/SDL.h"SDL_PropertiesIDSDL_GetProcessProperties(SDL_Process*process);
Thread Safety
It is safe to call this function from any thread.
