TTF_SetTextDirection(3)

TTF_SetTextDirection3

Set the direction to be used for text shaping a text object.

Usage

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

bool TTF_SetTextDirection(TTF_Text *text, TTF_Direction direction);

Header file

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h

Overview

This function only supports left-to-right text shaping if SDL_ttf was not built with HarfBuzz support.

Function parameters

text

the text to modify.

direction

the new direction for text to flow.

Return value

Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Thread safety

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

Availability

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.

From libsdl3-ttf-doc 3.2.2+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.