check_windowing_backend

Checks the run-time name of the Clutter windowing system backend, using the symbolic macros like CLUTTER_WINDOWING_WIN32 or CLUTTER_WINDOWING_X11.

This function should be used in conjuction with the compile-time macros inside applications and libraries that are using the platform-specific windowing system API, to ensure that they are running on the correct windowing system; for instance:

#ifdef CLUTTER_WINDOWING_X11
  if (clutter_check_windowing_backend (CLUTTER_WINDOWING_X11))
    {
      // it is safe to use the clutter_x11_* API
    }
  else
#endif
#ifdef CLUTTER_WINDOWING_WIN32
  if (clutter_check_windowing_backend (CLUTTER_WINDOWING_WIN32))
    {
      // it is safe to use the clutter_win32_* API
    }
  else
#endif
    g_error ("Unknown Clutter backend.");

Parameters:

backend_type

the name of the backend to check

Returns:

true if the current Clutter windowing system backend is the one checked, and false otherwise