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bitmap_color_depth(3alleg4) Allegro manual bitmap_color_depth(3alleg4)

bitmap_color_depth - Returns the color depth of the specified bitmap. Allegro game programming library.

#include <allegro.h>

int bitmap_color_depth(BITMAP *bmp);

Returns the color depth of the specified bitmap (8, 15, 16, 24, or 32). Example:


switch (bitmap_color_depth(screen)) {
case 8:
/* Access screen using optimized 8-bit code. */
break;
default:
/* Use generic slow functions. */
break;
}

set_color_depth(3alleg4), bitmap_mask_color(3alleg4), ex3d(3alleg4), exlights(3alleg4), exscn3d(3alleg4), exswitch(3alleg4), extrans(3alleg4), exupdate(3alleg4), exzbuf(3alleg4)

version 4.4.3 Allegro