###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_GetSurfaceBlendMode

Get the blend mode used for blit operations.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_surface.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_surface.h)

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_GetSurfaceBlendMode(SDL_Surface * surface,
                            SDL_BlendMode *blendMode);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                  |               |                                                                      |
| -------------------------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_Surface](SDL_Surface) *     | **surface**   | the [SDL_Surface](SDL_Surface) structure to query.                   |
| [SDL_BlendMode](SDL_BlendMode) * | **blendMode** | a pointer filled in with the current [SDL_BlendMode](SDL_BlendMode). |

## Return Value

(int) Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_SetSurfaceBlendMode](SDL_SetSurfaceBlendMode)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategorySurface](CategorySurface)