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SDL_GetPixelFormatName(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_GetPixelFormatName(3)

SDL_GetPixelFormatName - Get the human readable name of a pixel format.

Defined in SDL3/SDL_pixels.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
const char * SDL_GetPixelFormatName(SDL_PixelFormat format);

the pixel format to query.

Returns the human readable name of the specified pixel format or " SDL_PIXELFORMAT_UNKNOWN " if the format isn't recognized.

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SDL 3.2.10 Simple Directmedia Layer