# shz_quat_init

Source: https://sh4zam.com/api/quat/shz_quat_init/

```c
SHZ_INLINE shz_quat_t shz_quat_init(float w, float x, float y, float z) SHZ_NOEXCEPT;
```

Initializes and returns a new quaternion with the given components, in WXYZ order.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `w` | `float` |  |
| `x` | `float` |  |
| `y` | `float` |  |
| `z` | `float` |  |

## Returns

`shz_quat_t`

## Availability

- **C++ equivalent:** none (call the C function from C++)
- **Type-generic form:** none
- **Back-ends:** SH4: shared C implementation · SW: portable C · SPU: shared C implementation
- **Defined in:** [`sh4zam/shz_quat.h:57`](https://github.com/gyrovorbis/sh4zam/blob/ba1e30c88d49df0311870b229e1dd860ef26c477/include/sh4zam/shz_quat.h#L57)
- **Module:** [Quaternion](https://sh4zam.com/api/quat/), section "Initialization"