bitmap_color_depth(3alleg)

bitmap_color_depth3alleg

Returns the color depth of the specified bitmap. allegro game programming library.

Usage

#include <allegro.h>

int bitmap_color_depth(BITMAP *bmp);

Overview

Returns the color depth of the specified bitmap (8, 15, 16, 24, or 32). Example:

   switch (bitmap_color_depth(screen)) {
      case 8:
         /* Access screen using optimized 8-bit code. */
         break;
      default:
         /* Use generic slow functions. */
         break;
   }

Releases

4 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 2 times.