C++ SDL texture Error Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 - c++

I'm trying to run this code but it keeps giving me an error.
I copyed SDL2_image.lib in the debug folder but in vain.
I'm at the beggining of programming so please be patient.
Errors:
Error 1 error C3861: 'IMG_LoadTexture': identifier not found
Error 2 IntelliSense: identifier "IMG_LoadTexture" is undefined
#include<SDL/SDL.h>
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
bool quit = false;
//*Initializing Window;
SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
SDL_Window* window = NULL;
window = SDL_CreateWindow("Game Test", 100, 100, 640, 480, SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE);
//*If game Crushes;
if (window == NULL)
{
cout << "The game window is not working";
}
//*Creating Update Function
SDL_Renderer* render = NULL;
render = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, -1, SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED);
SDL_Event* mainEvent = new SDL_Event();
//*End Update Function
//*Adding Textures;
SDL_Texture* grass_image = NULL;
grass_image = IMG_LoadTexture(render, "grass.bmp");
//*Creating a Sprite;
SDL_Rect grass_rect;
grass_rect.x = 10;
grass_rect.y = 50;
grass_rect.w = 250;
grass_rect.h = 250;
//*Content Of the Window;
while (!quit && mainEvent->type!=SDL_QUIT)
{
SDL_PollEvent(mainEvent);
SDL_RenderClear(render);
SDL_RenderCopy(render, grass_image, NULL, &grass_rect);
SDL_RenderPresent(render);
}
//*End Window Content
//*Memory Cleaning
SDL_DestroyWindow(window);
SDL_DestroyRenderer(render);
delete mainEvent;
//*End Memory Cleaning
return 0;
}

You are missing to include the header that contains the declaration of IMG_LoadTexture():
#include <SDL/SDL_image.h>
It's a separate extension library for SDL, and besides including that header, you'll also need to link that library with your project.

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I'm doing Lazy Foo's tutorial on SDL (I'm using SDL2-2.0.9), and at the texture rendering part I encountered the following problem: the program compiles and runs as expected, no issue here, but when I close the window, the console doesn't close and the process continues running, so I have to close the console separately.
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Here is an example (simplified) code, which demonstrates this issue for me:
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#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
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UPD: The callstack during the hanging:
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KernelBase.dll!_WaitForMultipleObjectsEx#20()
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kernel32.dll!#BaseThreadInitThunk#12()
ntdll.dll!__RtlUserThreadStart()
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Your path is incorrect. /textures/carnero2.png will search for a file in C:\textures\carnero2.png, or /textures/carnero2.png on unix.
You can solve this problem as follows:
Use full (absolute) path: C:\Program Files (x86)\MyGame\textures\carnero2.png, /usr/local/share/mygame/textures/carnero2.png
Add a dot ./textures/carnero2.png
Remove the slash: textures/carnero2.png.
The path to your input file is probably incorrect:
/textures/carnero2.png
should probably be
textures/carnero2.png
like in the previous (working) load command.
In the future, I suggest that you test for file existence before trying to load the file. So you can separate "file not found" errors from real format/corrupt file problems.