Maps the RGBA color value to the specified pixel format and returns the pixel value as a 32-bit int\&.
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If the format has a palette (8-bit) the index of the closest matching color in the palette will be returned\&.
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If the specified pixel format has no alpha component the alpha value will be ignored (as it will be in formats with a palette)\&.
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A pixel value best approximating the given RGBA color value for a given pixel format\&. If the pixel format bpp (color depth) is less than 32-bpp then the unused upper bits of the return value can safely be ignored (e\&.g\&., with a 16-bpp format the return value can be assigned to a \fBUint16\fP, and similarly a \fBUint8\fP for an 8-bpp format)\&.