---
name: "SDL_GetThreadName"
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_GetThreadName"
---

# SDL\_GetThreadName(3)

Get the thread name as it was specified in SDL\_CreateThread ().

## NAME

SDL\_GetThreadName - Get the thread name as it was specified in  **SDL\_CreateThread** ().

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_thread.h

## SYNOPSIS

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

**const char \* SDL\_GetThreadName(SDL\_Thread \*thread);**

## FUNCTION PARAMETERS

- *thread*

  the thread to query.

## RETURN VALUE

Returns a pointer to a UTF-8 string that names the specified thread, or NULL if it doesn't have a name.

## AVAILABILITY

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.