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SDL_keysym(3) SDL API Reference SDL_keysym(3) NAME SDL_keysym - Keysym structure STRUCTURE DEFINITION typedef struct{ Uint8 scancode; SDLKey sym; SDLMod mod; Uint16 unicode; } SDL_keysym; STRUCTURE DATA scancode Hardware specific scancode sym SDL virtual keysym mod Current key modifiers unicode Translated character DESCRIPTION The SDL_keysym structure is used by reporting key presses and releases since it is a part of the SDL_KeyboardEvent. The scancode field should generally be left alone, it is the hardware de- pendent scancode returned by the keyboard. The sym field is extremely use- ful. It is the SDL-defined value of the key (see SDL Key Syms. This field is very useful when you are checking for certain key presses, like so: . . while(SDL_PollEvent(&event)){ switch(event.type){ case SDL_KEYDOWN: if(event.key.keysym.sym==SDLK_LEFT) move_left(); break; . . . } } . . mod stores the current state of the keyboard modifiers as explained in SDL_GetModState. The unicode is only used when UNICODE translation is en- abled with SDL_EnableUNICODE. If unicode is non-zero then this a the UNI- CODE character corresponding to the keypress. If the high 9 bits of the character are 0, then this maps to the equivalent ASCII character: char ch; if ( (keysym.unicode & 0xFF80) == 0 ) { ch = keysym.unicode & 0x7F; } else { printf("An International Character. "); } UNICODE translation does have a slight overhead so don't enable it unless its needed. SEE ALSO SDLKey SDL Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00 SDL_keysym(3)
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