NAME¶

TTF_SetFontDirection - Set direction to be used for text shaping by a font.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

int TTF_SetFontDirection(TTF_Font *font, TTF_Direction direction);

DESCRIPTION¶

Possible direction values are:

• TTF_DIRECTION_LTR (Left to Right)

• TTF_DIRECTION_RTL (Right to Left)

• TTF_DIRECTION_TTB (Top to Bottom)

• TTF_DIRECTION_BTT (Bottom to Top)

If SDL_ttf was not built with HarfBuzz support, this function returns -1.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

font

the font to specify a direction for.

direction

the new direction for text to flow.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns 0 on success, or -1 on error.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.