(This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; SDL3 is the current development version.)

SDL_MasksToPixelFormatEnum

Convert a bpp value and RGBA masks to an enumerated pixel format.

Header File

Syntax

Uint32 SDL_MasksToPixelFormatEnum(int bpp,
                                  Uint32 Rmask,
                                  Uint32 Gmask,
                                  Uint32 Bmask,
                                  Uint32 Amask);

Function Parameters

bpp	a bits per pixel value; usually 15, 16, or 32
Rmask	the red mask for the format
Gmask	the green mask for the format
Bmask	the blue mask for the format
Amask	the alpha mask for the format

Return Value

Returns one of the SDL_PixelFormatEnum values

Remarks

This will return SDL_PIXELFORMAT_UNKNOWN if the conversion wasn't possible.

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.