NAME¶

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

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_video.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¶

displayID

the instance ID of the display to query.

count

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

RETURN VALUE¶

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.

THREAD SAFETY¶

This function should only be called on the main thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_GetDisplays(3)