SDL_PIXELTYPE

A macro to retrieve the type of an SDL_PixelFormat.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_pixels.h>

Syntax

#define SDL_PIXELTYPE(format)    (((format) >> 24) & 0x0F)

Macro Parameters

Return Value

Returns the type of format.

Remarks

This is usually a value from the SDL_PixelType enumeration.

Thread Safety

It is safe to call this macro from any thread.

Version

This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIMacro, CategoryPixels