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.TH SDL_GetVersion 3 "SDL 3.1.0" "SDL" "SDL3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
SDL_GetVersion \- Get the version of SDL that is linked against your program\[char46]
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3/SDL.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "int SDL_GetVersion(SDL_Version * ver);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
If you are linking to SDL dynamically, then it is possible that the current
version will be different than the version you compiled against\[char46] This
function returns the current version, while 
.BR SDL_VERSION
() is
a macro that tells you what version you compiled with\[char46]

This function may be called safely at any time, even before

.BR SDL_Init
()\[char46]

.SH FUNCTION PARAMETERS
.TP
.I ver
the 
.BR SDL_Version
 structure that contains the version information
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call

.BR SDL_GetError
() for more information\[char46]

.SH AVAILABILITY
This function is available since SDL 3\[char46]0\[char46]0\[char46]

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR SDL_GetRevision (3)