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

SDL_GetWindowPixelDensity

Get the pixel density of a window.

Header File

Syntax

float SDL_GetWindowPixelDensity(SDL_Window *window);

Function Parameters

SDL_Window *

window

the window to query.

Return Value

(float) Returns the pixel density or 0.0f on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

This is a ratio of pixel size to window size. For example, if the window is 1920x1080 and it has a high density back buffer of 3840x2160 pixels, it would have a pixel density of 2.0.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.