Syntax and Subsystems
The syntax of SDL is function-based: all operations done in SDL are done by passing parameters to functions. Special structures are also used to store the specific information SDL needs to handle. There are a few different subsystems SDL categorizes its functions under:
- The video, events and threads subsystem: this provides functions for video, multi-threading, and event handling
- The audio subsystem: this provides functions for audio
- The time subsystem
- The joystick subsystem
- The CD-ROM subsystem
Read more about this topic: Simple DirectMedia Layer
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