(This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. SDL2 was the previous version!)

SDL_ConvertSurfaceAndColorspace

Copy an existing surface to a new surface of the specified format and colorspace.

Header File

Syntax

SDL_Surface * SDL_ConvertSurfaceAndColorspace(SDL_Surface *surface, SDL_PixelFormat format, SDL_Palette *palette, SDL_Colorspace colorspace, SDL_PropertiesID props);

Function Parameters

SDL_Surface *	surface	the existing SDL_Surface structure to convert.
SDL_PixelFormat	format	the new pixel format.
SDL_Palette *	palette	an optional palette to use for indexed formats, may be NULL.
SDL_Colorspace	colorspace	the new colorspace.
SDL_PropertiesID	props	an SDL_PropertiesID with additional color properties, or 0.

Return Value

(SDL_Surface *) Returns the new SDL_Surface structure that is created or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

This function converts an existing surface to a new format and colorspace and returns the new surface. This will perform any pixel format and colorspace conversion needed.

If the original surface has alternate images, the new surface will have a reference to them as well.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.