###### (This function is part of SDL_ttf, a separate library from SDL.)
# TTF_SubString

The representation of a substring within text.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_ttf/blob/main/include/SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h)

## Syntax

```c
typedef struct TTF_SubString
{
    TTF_SubStringFlags flags;   /**< The flags for this substring */
    int offset;                 /**< The byte offset from the beginning of the text */
    int length;                 /**< The byte length starting at the offset */
    int line_index;             /**< The index of the line that contains this substring */
    int cluster_index;          /**< The internal cluster index, used for quickly iterating */
    SDL_Rect rect;              /**< The rectangle, relative to the top left of the text, containing the substring */
} TTF_SubString;
```

## Version

This struct is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.

## See Also

- [TTF_GetNextTextSubString](TTF_GetNextTextSubString)
- [TTF_GetPreviousTextSubString](TTF_GetPreviousTextSubString)
- [TTF_GetTextSubString](TTF_GetTextSubString)
- [TTF_GetTextSubStringForLine](TTF_GetTextSubStringForLine)
- [TTF_GetTextSubStringForPoint](TTF_GetTextSubStringForPoint)
- [TTF_GetTextSubStringsForRange](TTF_GetTextSubStringsForRange)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIStruct](CategoryAPIStruct), [CategorySDLTTF](CategorySDLTTF)

