NAME

SDL_LoadBMP - Load a BMP image from a file.

HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL_surface.h

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_Surface * SDL_LoadBMP(const char *file);

DESCRIPTION

The new surface should be freed with

SDL_DestroySurface (). Not doing so will result in a memory leak.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS

file

the BMP file to load.

RETURN VALUE

( SDL_Surface
*) Returns a pointer to a new

SDL_Surface
structure or NULL on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information.

THREAD SAFETY

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO

•(3), SDL_DestroySurface(3), •(3), SDL_LoadBMP_IO(3), •(3), SDL_SaveBMP(3)