SDL_GetSurfaceAlphaMod(3)

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version 3.4.18 · 9 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

✨ SDL_GetSurfaceAlphaMod ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual, where we're talking about SDL_GetSurfaceAlphaMod 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_GetSurfaceAlphaMod — bestie, this is the one that gets you the additional alpha value that's being used in blit operations. no cap, that's literally its whole job 🫶

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <SDL3/SDL_surface.h>

bool SDL_GetSurfaceAlphaMod(SDL_Surface *surface, Uint8 *alpha);

🦋 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🦋

  • surface — the SDL_Surface structure you wanna query, queen 👑
  • alpha — a pointer that gets filled in with the current alpha value ✨

💖 RETURN VALUE 💖

It returns true when it slays (success), and false when it does not (failure) 😭 — and if it fails, you go call SDL_GetError() for more info, fr fr.

🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

It is safe to call this function from any thread. main character energy in every thread, periodt 💅

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

This function has been available since SDL 3.2.0 — so if you're on something older, sorry babe, it's not giving 🌈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Simple Directmedia Layer 🦋 SDL 3.4.18 🎀 SDL_GetSurfaceAlphaMod(3)

and that's the whole page, bestie — mwah, go get that alpha value 💖✨🫶

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