sizeof(SDL_Texture)?

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I need to malloc an array of SDL_Textures, but upon trying sizeof(SDL_Texture), gcc gives me the error error: invalid application of ‘sizeof’ to incomplete type ‘SDL_Texture’. I guess this means gcc doesn’t have access to the whole SDL_Texture struct definition, but only to a struct SDL_Texture; declaration somewhere in the <SDL/SDL.h> that is included in my source file. Is there a way to get access to the struct definition/its size?

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Don’t do this. You should only ever let SDL create and destroy SDL_Textures. You should never need to allocate one yourself.

Are you wanting to allocate an array of pointers to SDL_Textures?

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Are you wanting to allocate an array of pointers to SDL_Textures?

Ah yes, that is what I want, thanks.

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