NAME¶

SDL_GetPixelFormatName - Get the human readable name of a pixel format.

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_pixels.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

const char * SDL_GetPixelFormatName(SDL_PixelFormat format);

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

format

the pixel format to query.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns the human readable name of the specified pixel format or " SDL_PIXELFORMAT_UNKNOWN " if the format isn't recognized.

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.