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SDL_LoadBMP(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_LoadBMP(3)

SDL_LoadBMP - Load a BMP image from a file.

Defined in SDL3/SDL_surface.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
SDL_Surface * SDL_LoadBMP(const char *file);

The new surface should be freed with

SDL_DestroySurface (). Not doing so will result in a memory leak.

the BMP file to load.

( SDL_Surface
*) Returns a pointer to a new

SDL_Surface
structure or NULL on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information.

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

(3), SDL_DestroySurface(3), (3), SDL_LoadBMP_IO(3), (3), SDL_SaveBMP(3)

SDL 3.2.10 Simple Directmedia Layer