---
name: "SDL_BIG_ENDIAN"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsdl3-doc"
version: "3.2.10+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SDL_BIG_ENDIAN"
---

# SDL\_BIG\_ENDIAN(3)

A value to represent bigendian byteorder.

## NAME

SDL\_BIG\_ENDIAN - A value to represent bigendian byteorder.

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_endian.h

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
```

**#define SDL\_BIG\_ENDIAN  4321**

## DESCRIPTION

This is used with the preprocessor macro  **SDL\_BYTEORDER** , to determine a platform's byte ordering:

-

  ```
  #if SDL_BYTEORDER == SDL_BIG_ENDIAN
  SDL_Log("This system is bigendian.");
  #endif
  ```

## AVAILABILITY

This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.

## SEE ALSO

**•**(3), [**SDL\_BYTEORDER**(3)](/SDL_BYTEORDER/3.md), **•**(3), [**SDL\_LIL\_ENDIAN**(3)](/SDL_LIL_ENDIAN/3.md)