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SDL_HintCallback

A callback used to send notifications of hint value changes.

#include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>
typedef void(SDLCALL *SDL_HintCallback)(void *userdata, const char *name, const char *oldValue, const char *newValue);

This is called an initial time during SDL_AddHintCallback with the hint's current value, and then again each time the hint's value changes.

what was passed as userdata to SDL_AddHintCallback().

what was passed as name to SDL_AddHintCallback().

the previous hint value.
the new value hint is to be set to.

This callback is fired from whatever thread is setting a new hint value. SDL holds a lock on the hint subsystem when calling this callback.

This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SDL_AddHintCallback(3)