SDL_PIXELTYPE - Man Page

A macro to retrieve the type of an SDL_PixelFormat .

Header File

Defined in SDL3/SDL_pixels.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

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

This is usually a value from the SDL_PixelType

enumeration.

Returns the type of format .

It is safe to call this macro from any thread.

This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SDL 3.2.2 Simple Directmedia Layer SDL3 FUNCTIONS