API reference / Files, memory, and strings

SDL_free

Function, SDL3

Frees memory from an SDL function.

Declaration

#include <SDL3/SDL.h>

void SDL_free(void *mem);

Parameters

mem The memory. NULL is safe.

Example

Read a file

SDL_free(cards);

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Notes

Use this for memory from SDL_malloc, SDL_calloc, or SDL_LoadFile. SDL can use a different allocator from your C library.

In SDL2

The name is the same.

See also