SDL_PIXELTYPE(3)

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

💅 SDL_PIXELTYPE 💅

okay bestie, welcome to SDL_PIXELTYPE — she's a macro from the SDL3 FUNCTIONS fam, and she's here to pull the type out of an SDL_PixelFormat. no cap, that's the whole job. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_PIXELTYPE — a macro to retrieve the type of an SDL_PixelFormat. literally that. one (1) macro, one (1) mission. 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_pixels.h>

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

look at her. shifting right by 24 and masking with 0x0F. the way that she's doing bit math and looking this cute doing it?? iconic behavior fr fr. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what you get back is usually a value from the SDL_PixelType enumeration. that's the vibe. that's the whole description. iykyk. ✨

🍓 MACRO PARAMETERS 🍓

  • format — an SDL_PixelFormat to check. that's it, that's the one and only thing she wants from you. hand her a format, she hands you back its type. mutual exchange, healthy relationship, we love to see it. 🫶

💖 RETURN VALUE 💖

Returns the type of format. boom. no drama, no surprises, just your answer. periodt. 💀

🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

good news bestie: it is safe to call this macro from any thread. no locks, no crying, no "wait which thread am i on" panic. go wild. 🌈

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

this macro has been available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on anything older... girl. upgrade. 🎀

💜 reminder: the value it gives you is usually from the SDL_PixelType enumeration — the manpage said usually, so we're keeping that energy, okay? no adding extra lore that isn't there.

made with love by Simple Directmedia Layer, SDL 3.4.18, dated SDL_PIXELTYPE(3) — k bye, go shift some bits, you're gonna slay 💖✨🦋

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