SDL_GPUSampleCount(3type)

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

💖 SDL_GPUSampleCount 💖

okay bestie, so this one is from the SDL3 DATATYPES crew, and it's genuinely one of the cutest little enums you'll ever meet. it's giving "small but mighty". no cap. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_GPUSampleCount — specifies the sample count of a texture. that's it. that's the whole job. she's a sample count. she counts samples. slay. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

first things first, you gotta bring her in:

#include <SDL3/SDL_gpu.h>

and here's the whole girl, in all her glory:

typedef enum SDL_GPUSampleCount
{
    SDL_GPU_SAMPLECOUNT_1,  /**< No multisampling. */
    SDL_GPU_SAMPLECOUNT_2,  /**< MSAA 2x */
    SDL_GPU_SAMPLECOUNT_4,  /**< MSAA 4x */
    SDL_GPU_SAMPLECOUNT_8   /**< MSAA 8x */
} SDL_GPUSampleCount;

look at her. four whole members. an icon. 👑

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so used in multisampling. that's the vibe. MSAA, anti-aliasing, the whole smooth-edges situation. 🌈

but here's the thing you cannot skip, bestie — and I'm saying this with my whole chest:

this value only applies when the texture is used as a render target. periodt. if your texture is out here living its best life as something else, this sample count is just decorative. it does nothing. it's a vibe check that nobody's checking. 💀

✨ AVAILABILITY ✨

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

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

go read those next, they're lowkey the ones that actually use this enum, and you'll want the full picture. iykyk. 🫶

and that's the tea, fr fr. this page came to you courtesy of Simple Directmedia Layer, straight out of SDL 3.4.18 — mwah, kisses, go make something pretty with it. 🎀💖✨

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