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NAME

       bitmap_color_depth  -  Returns the color depth of the specified bitmap.
       Allegro game programming library.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <allegro.h>

       int bitmap_color_depth(BITMAP *bmp);

DESCRIPTION

       Returns the color depth of the specified bitmap (8, 15, 16, 24, or 32).
       Example:

          switch (bitmap_color_depth(screen)) {
             case 8:
                /* Access screen using optimized 8-bit code. */
                break;
             default:
                /* Use generic slow functions. */
                break;
          }

SEE ALSO

       set_color_depth(3alleg),    bitmap_mask_color(3alleg),    ex3d(3alleg),
       exlights(3alleg), exscn3d(3alleg),  exswitch(3alleg),  extrans(3alleg),
       exupdate(3alleg), exzbuf(3alleg)