| .TH "SDL_ConvertSurface" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" |
| .SH "NAME" |
| SDL_ConvertSurface \- Converts a surface to the same format as another surface\&. |
| .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
| .PP |
| \fB#include "SDL/SDL\&.h" |
| .sp |
| \fBSDL_Surface *\fBSDL_ConvertSurface\fP\fR(\fBSDL_Surface *src, SDL_PixelFormat *fmt, Uint32 flags\fR); |
| .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
| .PP |
| Creates a new surface of the specified format, and then copies and maps the given surface to it\&. If this function fails, it returns \fBNULL\fP\&. |
| .PP |
| The \fBflags\fR parameter is passed to \fI\fBSDL_CreateRGBSurface\fP\fR and has those semantics\&. |
| .PP |
| This function is used internally by \fI\fBSDL_DisplayFormat\fP\fR\&. |
| .PP |
| This function can only be called after SDL_Init\&. |
| .SH "RETURN VALUE" |
| .PP |
| Returns either a pointer to the new surface, or \fBNULL\fP on error\&. |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| .PP |
| \fI\fBSDL_CreateRGBSurface\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_DisplayFormat\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_PixelFormat\fR\fR, \fI\fBSDL_Surface\fR\fR |
| .\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01 |
