NAME

SDL_KeyboardEvent - Keyboard event structure

STRUCTURE DEFINITION

typedef struct{
Uint8 type;
Uint8 state;
SDL_keysym keysym;
} SDL_KeyboardEvent;

STRUCTURE DATA

type

SDL_KEYDOWN or SDL_KEYUP

state

SDL_PRESSED or SDL_RELEASED

keysym

Contains key press information

DESCRIPTION

SDL_KeyboardEvent is a member of the SDL_Event union and is used when an event of type SDL_KEYDOWN or SDL_KEYUP is reported. The type and state actually report the same information, they just use different values to do it! A keyboard event occurs when a key is released (type=SDK_KEYUP or state=SDL_RELEASED) and when a key is pressed (type=SDL_KEYDOWN or state=SDL_PRESSED). The information on what key was pressed or released is in the keysym structure.

SEE ALSO

SDL_Event, SDL_keysym, SDL_EnableKeyRepeat, SDL_EnableUNICODE