SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_PACKED(3)

💖 SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_PACKED 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual, where we vibe-check pixel formats ✨

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_PACKED — a macro that tells you whether an SDL_PixelFormat is a packed format 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_pixels.h>

#define SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_PACKED(format) \
    (!SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_FOURCC(format) && \
     ((SDL_PIXELTYPE(format) == SDL_PIXELTYPE_PACKED8) || \
      (SDL_PIXELTYPE(format) == SDL_PIXELTYPE_PACKED16) || \
      (SDL_PIXELTYPE(format) == SDL_PIXELTYPE_PACKED32)))

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the tea, bestie: this macro double-evaluates its parameter 😭 like it literally looks at your argument more than once. So do NOT hand it an expression with side-effects. Just don't. It's giving chaos and we are not here for that. 💅

🍓 MACRO PARAMETERS 🍓

• format — an SDL_PixelFormat you want to check, boo 🫶

⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

Returns true if the format is packed, false otherwise. Simple. Iconic. No notes. 👑

🌈 THREAD SAFETY 🌈

It is safe to call this macro from any thread. main character energy across every core, periodt 💜

💫 AVAILABILITY 💫

This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0 — she's been here, she's been serving ✨

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one came to you from Simple Directmedia Layer, living in SDL 3.4.18 era, filed under SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_PACKED(3) 💖 go forth and check your pixel formats, ily, bye 🎀✨🦋