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SDL_PollEvent(3) SDL API Reference SDL_PollEvent(3)

NAME

SDL_PollEvent - Polls for currently pending events.

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL.h"
 
int SDL_PollEvent(SDL_Event *event);

DESCRIPTION

Polls for currently pending events, and returns 1 if there are any pending events, or 0 if there are none available.
If event is not NULL, the next event is removed from the queue and stored in that area.

EXAMPLES


SDL_Event event; /* Event structure */

.
.
.
/* Check for events */
while(SDL_PollEvent(&event)){ /* Loop until there are no events left on the queue */
switch(event.type){ /* Process the appropiate event type */
case SDL_KEYDOWN: /* Handle a KEYDOWN event */
printf("Oh! Key press
");
break;
case SDL_MOUSEMOTION:
.
.
.
default: /* Report an unhandled event */
printf("I don't know what this event is!
");
}
}

SEE ALSO

SDL_Event, SDL_WaitEvent, SDL_PeepEvents
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