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SDL_PIXELLAYOUT(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_PIXELLAYOUT(3)

SDL_PIXELLAYOUT - A macro to retrieve the layout of an SDL_PixelFormat .

Defined in SDL3/SDL_pixels.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
#define SDL_PIXELLAYOUT(format)  (((format) >> 16) & 0x0F)

This is usually a value from the SDL_PackedLayout

enumeration, or zero if a layout doesn't make sense for the format type.

Returns the layout of format .

It is safe to call this macro from any thread.

This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SDL 3.2.10 Simple Directmedia Layer