---
name: "SDL_CreateTrayMenu"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsdl3-doc"
version: "3.2.10+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SDL_CreateTrayMenu"
---

# SDL\_CreateTrayMenu(3)

Create a menu for a system tray.

## NAME

SDL\_CreateTrayMenu - Create a menu for a system tray.

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_tray.h

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
```

**SDL\_TrayMenu \* SDL\_CreateTrayMenu(SDL\_Tray \*tray);**

## DESCRIPTION

This should be called at most once per tray icon.

This function does the same thing as

**SDL\_CreateTraySubmenu** (), except that it takes a

**SDL\_Tray**\
  instead of a  **SDL\_TrayEntry** .

A menu does not need to be destroyed; it will be destroyed with the tray.

## FUNCTION PARAMETERS

- *tray*

  the tray to bind the menu to.

## RETURN VALUE

( **SDL\_TrayMenu**\
  \*) Returns the newly created menu.

## THREAD SAFETY

This function should be called on the thread that created the tray.

## AVAILABILITY

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

## SEE ALSO

**•**(3), [**SDL\_CreateTray**(3)](/SDL_CreateTray/3.md), **•**(3), [**SDL\_GetTrayMenu**(3)](/SDL_GetTrayMenu/3.md), **•**(3), [**SDL\_GetTrayMenuParentTray**(3)](/SDL_GetTrayMenuParentTray/3.md)