###### (This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current development version.) # SDL_ReadBE32 Use this function to read 32 bits of big-endian data from an [SDL_RWops](SDL_RWops) and return in native format. ## Syntax ```c Uint32 SDL_ReadBE32(SDL_RWops * src); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | ----------- | ---------------------------------- | | **src** | the stream from which to read data | ## Return Value Returns 32 bits of data in the native byte order of the platform. ## Remarks SDL byteswaps the data only if necessary, so the data returned will be in the native byte order. ## Version This function is available since SDL 2.0.0. ## Related Functions * [SDL_ReadLE32](SDL_ReadLE32) ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI)