###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.) # SDL_ReadBE64 Use this function to read 64 bits of big-endian data from an [SDL_RWops](SDL_RWops) and return in native format. ## Header File Defined in [SDL_rwops.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_rwops.h) ## Syntax ```c Uint64 SDL_ReadBE64(SDL_RWops * src); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | | ------------------------ | ------- | ----------------------------------- | | [SDL_RWops](SDL_RWops) * | **src** | the stream from which to read data. | ## Return Value (Uint64) Returns 64 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. ## See Also - [SDL_ReadLE64](SDL_ReadLE64) ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryRWOPS](CategoryRWOPS)