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SDL_GetFullscreenDisplayModes(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_GetFullscreenDisplayModes(3)

NAME

SDL_GetFullscreenDisplayModes - Get a list of fullscreen display modes available on a display.

HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL_video.h

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
SDL_DisplayMode ** SDL_GetFullscreenDisplayModes(SDL_DisplayID displayID, int *count);

DESCRIPTION

The display modes are sorted in this priority:

• w -> largest to smallest

• h -> largest to smallest

• bits per pixel -> more colors to fewer colors

• packed pixel layout -> largest to smallest

• refresh rate -> highest to lowest

• pixel density -> lowest to highest

FUNCTION PARAMETERS

the instance ID of the display to query.
a pointer filled in with the number of display modes returned, may be NULL.

RETURN VALUE

( SDL_DisplayMode ) Returns a NULL terminated array of display mode pointers or NULL on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information. This is a single allocation that should be freed with SDL_free () when it is no longer needed.

AVAILABILITY

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

SEE ALSO

(3), SDL_GetDisplays(3)

SDL 3.1.6 Simple Directmedia Layer