NAME¶

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

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_pixels.h>

const char * SDL_GetPixelFormatName(SDL_PixelFormat format);

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

format

the pixel format to query.

RETURN VALUE¶

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

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.