Freeing Surfaces

SDL Development
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Do I need to free all my surfaces I create or does the SDL somehow keep
track of them? Does that include the window one (SDL_SetVideoMode)?

Must I use SDL_FreeSurface or can I just use delete in C++?

Joe Tennies

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Do I need to free all my surfaces I create or does the SDL somehow keep
track of them? Does that include the window one (SDL_SetVideoMode)?

You need to free all your surfaces. This may change in the future,
but it’s always a good idea to free resources you allocate.

Must I use SDL_FreeSurface or can I just use delete in C++?

You must use SDL_FreeSurface.

See ya,
-Sam Lantinga, Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software

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“Joe Tennies” wrote in message
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Do I need to free all my surfaces I create or does the SDL somehow keep
track of them?

The former.

Does that include the window one (SDL_SetVideoMode)?

No.

Must I use SDL_FreeSurface or can I just use delete in C++?

The former.–
Rainer Deyke (root at rainerdeyke.com)
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