.TH "SDL_VideoModeOK" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" .SH "NAME"SDL_VideoModeOK\- Check to see if a particular video mode is supported\&..SH "SYNOPSIS".PP\fB#include "SDL\&.h".sp\fBint \fBSDL_VideoModeOK\fP\fR(\fBint width, int height, int bpp, Uint32 flags\fR);.SH "DESCRIPTION".PP\fBSDL_VideoModeOK\fP returns \fB0\fR if the requested mode is not supported under any bit depth, or returns the bits-per-pixel of the closest available mode with the given width, height and requested \fIsurface\fR flags (see \fI\fBSDL_SetVideoMode\fP\fR)\&..PPThe bits-per-pixel value returned is only a suggested mode\&. You can usually request and bpp you want when \fIsetting\fR the video mode and SDL will emulate that color depth with a shadow video surface\&..PPThe arguments to \fBSDL_VideoModeOK\fP are the same ones you would pass to \fISDL_SetVideoMode\fR.SH "EXAMPLE".PP.nf\f(CWSDL_Surface *screen;Uint32 bpp;\&.\&.\&.printf("Checking mode 640x480@16bpp\&.");bpp=SDL_VideoModeOK(640, 480, 16, SDL_HWSURFACE);if(!bpp){  printf("Mode not available\&.");  exit(-1);}printf("SDL Recommends 640x480@%dbpp\&.", bpp);screen=SDL_SetVideoMode(640, 480, bpp, SDL_HWSURFACE);\&.\&.\fR.fi.PP.SH "SEE ALSO".PP\fI\fBSDL_SetVideoMode\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_GetVideoInfo\fP\fR...\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01