Added SDL_AllocateEventString()

include/SDL3/SDL_events.h

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ typedef struct SDL_TextEditingEvent
     Uint32 reserved;
     Uint64 timestamp;   /**< In nanoseconds, populated using SDL_GetTicksNS() */
     SDL_WindowID windowID; /**< The window with keyboard focus, if any */
-    char *text;         /**< The editing text */
+    const char *text;   /**< The editing text */
     Sint32 start;       /**< The start cursor of selected editing text */
     Sint32 length;      /**< The length of selected editing text */
 } SDL_TextEditingEvent;
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ typedef struct SDL_TextInputEvent
     Uint32 reserved;
     Uint64 timestamp;   /**< In nanoseconds, populated using SDL_GetTicksNS() */
     SDL_WindowID windowID; /**< The window with keyboard focus, if any */
-    char *text;         /**< The input text, UTF-8 encoded */
+    const char *text;   /**< The input text, UTF-8 encoded */
 } SDL_TextInputEvent;
 
 /**
@@ -733,8 +733,7 @@ typedef struct SDL_PenButtonEvent
  * An event used to drop text or request a file open by the system
  * (event.drop.*)
  *
- * The `data` is owned by SDL and should be copied if the application wants to
+ * The `source` and `data` are owned by SDL and should be copied if the application wants to hold onto them beyond the scope of handling this event.
- * hold onto it beyond the scope of handling this event. Do not free it!
  *
  * \since This struct is available since SDL 3.0.0.
  */
@@ -746,8 +745,8 @@ typedef struct SDL_DropEvent
     SDL_WindowID windowID;    /**< The window that was dropped on, if any */
     float x;            /**< X coordinate, relative to window (not on begin) */
     float y;            /**< Y coordinate, relative to window (not on begin) */
-    char *source;       /**< The source app that sent this drop event, or NULL if that isn't available */
+    const char *source; /**< The source app that sent this drop event, or NULL if that isn't available */
-    char *data;         /**< The text for SDL_EVENT_DROP_TEXT and the file name for SDL_EVENT_DROP_FILE, NULL for other events */
+    const char *data;   /**< The text for SDL_EVENT_DROP_TEXT and the file name for SDL_EVENT_DROP_FILE, NULL for other events */
 } SDL_DropEvent;
 
 /**

src/events/SDL_dropevents.c

@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ static int SDL_SendDrop(SDL_Window *window, const SDL_EventType evtype, const ch
         event.type = evtype;
         event.common.timestamp = 0;
         if (source) {
-            event.drop.source = SDL_strdup(source);
+            event.drop.source = SDL_AllocateEventString(source);
-        }
+            if (!event.drop.source) {
-        if (data) {
+                return 0;
-            size_t size = SDL_strlen(data) + 1;
+            }
-            event.drop.data = (char *)SDL_AllocateEventMemory(size);
+        }
-            if (!event.drop.data) {
+        if (data) {
-                SDL_free(event.drop.source);
+            event.drop.data = SDL_AllocateEventString(data);
+            if (!event.drop.data) {
                 return 0;
             }
-            SDL_memcpy(event.drop.data, data, size);
         }
         event.drop.windowID = window ? window->id : 0;
 

src/events/SDL_events.c

@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ void *SDL_AllocateEventMemory(size_t size)
     return SDL_FreeLater(SDL_malloc(size));
 }
 
+const char *SDL_AllocateEventString(const char *string)
+{
+    if (string) {
+        return SDL_FreeLater(SDL_strdup(string));
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static void SDL_FlushEventMemory(Uint32 eventID)
 {
     SDL_LockMutex(SDL_event_memory_lock);

src/events/SDL_events_c.h

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ extern int SDL_StartEventLoop(void);
 extern void SDL_StopEventLoop(void);
 extern void SDL_QuitInterrupt(void);
 
+extern const char *SDL_AllocateEventString(const char *string);
+
 extern int SDL_SendAppEvent(SDL_EventType eventType);
 extern int SDL_SendKeymapChangedEvent(void);
 extern int SDL_SendLocaleChangedEvent(void);

src/events/SDL_keyboard.c

@@ -1205,14 +1205,10 @@ int SDL_SendKeyboardText(const char *text)
         event.type = SDL_EVENT_TEXT_INPUT;
         event.common.timestamp = 0;
         event.text.windowID = keyboard->focus ? keyboard->focus->id : 0;
-
+        event.text.text = SDL_AllocateEventString(text);
-        size_t size = SDL_strlen(text) + 1;
-        event.text.text = (char *)SDL_AllocateEventMemory(size);
         if (!event.text.text) {
             return 0;
         }
-        SDL_memcpy(event.text.text, text, size);
-
         posted = (SDL_PushEvent(&event) > 0);
     }
     return posted;
@@ -1241,14 +1237,10 @@ int SDL_SendEditingText(const char *text, int start, int length)
         event.edit.windowID = keyboard->focus ? keyboard->focus->id : 0;
         event.edit.start = start;
         event.edit.length = length;
-
+        event.edit.text = SDL_AllocateEventString(text);
-        size_t size = SDL_strlen(text) + 1;
-        event.edit.text = (char *)SDL_AllocateEventMemory(size);
         if (!event.edit.text) {
             return 0;
         }
-        SDL_memcpy(event.edit.text, text, size);
-
         posted = (SDL_PushEvent(&event) > 0);
     }
     return posted;