NAME¶

SDL_CreateSurface - Allocate a new RGB surface with a specific pixel format.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_Surface* SDL_CreateSurface(int width, int height, SDL_PixelFormatEnum format);

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

width

the width of the surface

height

the height of the surface

format

the SDL_PixelFormatEnum
for the new surface's pixel format.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns the new SDL_Surface
structure that is created or NULL if it fails; call SDL_GetError () for more information.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_CreateSurfaceFrom(3), SDL_DestroySurface(3)