NAME¶

SDL_PIXELTYPE - A macro to retrieve the type of an SDL_PixelFormat.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_pixels.h>

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

DESCRIPTION¶

This is usually a value from the SDL_PixelType enumeration.

MACRO PARAMETERS¶

format

an SDL_PixelFormat to check.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns the type of format.

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this macro from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.