SDL_FOURCC - Man Page

Define a four character code as a Uint32.

Synopsis

#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>

#define SDL_FOURCC(A, B, C, D) \
    ((SDL_static_cast(Uint32, SDL_static_cast(Uint8, (A))) << 0) | \
     (SDL_static_cast(Uint32, SDL_static_cast(Uint8, (B))) << 8) | \
     (SDL_static_cast(Uint32, SDL_static_cast(Uint8, (C))) << 16) | \
     (SDL_static_cast(Uint32, SDL_static_cast(Uint8, (D))) << 24))

Macro Parameters

A: the first ASCII character.
B: the second ASCII character.
C: the third ASCII character.
D: the fourth ASCII character.

Return Value

Returns the four characters converted into a Uint32, one character per-byte.

Thread Safety

It is safe to call this macro from any thread.

Availability

This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.

Info

SDL 3.2.16 Simple Directmedia Layer SDL3 FUNCTIONS