SDL_CreateTexture

Use this function to create a texture for the current rendering context.

Syntax

SDL_Texture* SDL_CreateTexture(Uint32 format,
                               int    access, 
                               int    w,
                               int    h)

Function Parameters

format

one of the enumerated values in SDL_PixelFormatEnum; see Remarks for details

access

one of the enumerated values in SDL_TextureAccess; see Remarks for details

w

the width of the texture in pixels

h

the height of the texture in pixels

Return Value

Returns a pointer to the created texture or 0 if no rendering context was active, the format was unsupported, or the width or height were out of range; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Code Examples

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Remarks

format may be one of the following:

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_UNKNOWN

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX1LSB

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX1MSB

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX4LSB

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX4MSB

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX8

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB332

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB444

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB555

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR555

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB4444

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR4444

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB1555

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR1555

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB565

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR565

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB24

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR24

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB888

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR888

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB8888

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGBA8888

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGRA8888

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB2101010

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_YV12

planar mode: Y + V + U (3 planes)

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_IYUV

planar mode: Y + U + V (3 planes)

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_YUY2

packed mode: Y0+U0+Y1+V0 (1 plane)

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_UYVY

packed mode: U0+Y0+V0+Y1 (1 plane)

SDL_PIXELFORMAT_YVYU

packed mode: Y0+V0+Y1+U0 (1 plane)

access may be one of the following:

SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STATIC

changes rarely, not lockable

SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STREAMING

changes frequently, lockable


CategoryAPI, CategoryVideo

SDL_CreateTexture (last edited 2011-01-04 19:08:20 by SheenaSmith)

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