1 .TH "SDL_ConvertSurface" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" 

     2 .SH "NAME"

     3 SDL_ConvertSurface \- Converts a surface to the same format as another surface\&.

     4 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

     5 .PP

     6 \fB#include "SDL/SDL\&.h"

     7 .sp

     8 \fBSDL_Surface *\fBSDL_ConvertSurface\fP\fR(\fBSDL_Surface *src, SDL_PixelFormat *fmt, Uint32 flags\fR);

     9 .SH "DESCRIPTION"

    10 .PP

    11 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\&.

    12 .PP

    13 The \fBflags\fR parameter is passed to \fI\fBSDL_CreateRGBSurface\fP\fR and has those semantics\&.

    14 .PP

    15 This function is used internally by \fI\fBSDL_DisplayFormat\fP\fR\&.

    16 .PP

    17 This function can only be called after SDL_Init\&.

    18 .SH "RETURN VALUE"

    19 .PP

    20 Returns either a pointer to the new surface, or \fBNULL\fP on error\&.

    21 .SH "SEE ALSO"

    22 .PP

    23 \fI\fBSDL_CreateRGBSurface\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_DisplayFormat\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_PixelFormat\fR\fR, \fI\fBSDL_Surface\fR\fR

    24 ...\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01