SDL_keyboard.h

/*
  Simple DirectMedia Layer
  Copyright (C) 1997-2011 Sam Lantinga <[email protected]>

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*/

/**
 *  \file SDL_keyboard.h
 *  
 *  Include file for SDL keyboard event handling
 */

#ifndef _SDL_keyboard_h
#define _SDL_keyboard_h

#include "SDL_stdinc.h"
#include "SDL_error.h"
#include "SDL_keycode.h"
#include "SDL_video.h"

#include "begin_code.h"
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#ifdef __cplusplus
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extern "C" {
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/**
 *  \brief The SDL keysym structure, used in key events.
 */
typedef struct SDL_Keysym
{
    SDL_Scancode scancode;      /**< SDL physical key code - see ::SDL_Scancode for details */
    SDL_Keycode sym;            /**< SDL virtual key code - see ::SDL_Keycode for details */
    Uint16 mod;                 /**< current key modifiers */
    Uint32 unicode;             /**< \deprecated use SDL_TextInputEvent instead */
} SDL_Keysym;

/* Function prototypes */

/**
 *  \brief Get the window which currently has keyboard focus.
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_Window * SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyboardFocus(void);

/**
 *  \brief Get a snapshot of the current state of the keyboard.
 *  
 *  \param numkeys if non-NULL, receives the length of the returned array.
 *  
 *  \return An array of key states. Indexes into this array are obtained by using ::SDL_Scancode values.
 *  
 *  \b Example:
 *  \code
 *  Uint8 *state = SDL_GetKeyboardState(NULL);
 *  if ( state[SDL_SCANCODE_RETURN] )   {
 *      printf("<RETURN> is pressed.\n");
 *  }
 *  \endcode
 */
extern DECLSPEC Uint8 *SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyboardState(int *numkeys);

/**
 *  \brief Get the current key modifier state for the keyboard.
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_Keymod SDLCALL SDL_GetModState(void);

/**
 *  \brief Set the current key modifier state for the keyboard.
 *  
 *  \note This does not change the keyboard state, only the key modifier flags.
 */
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_SetModState(SDL_Keymod modstate);

/**
 *  \brief Get the key code corresponding to the given scancode according
 *         to the current keyboard layout.
 *  
 *  See ::SDL_Keycode for details.
 *  
 *  \sa SDL_GetKeyName()
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_Keycode SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyFromScancode(SDL_Scancode scancode);

/**
 *  \brief Get the scancode corresponding to the given key code according to the
 *         current keyboard layout.
 *  
 *  See ::SDL_Scancode for details.
 *  
 *  \sa SDL_GetScancodeName()
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_Scancode SDLCALL SDL_GetScancodeFromKey(SDL_Keycode key);

/**
 *  \brief Get a human-readable name for a scancode.
 *  
 *  \return A pointer to a UTF-8 string that stays valid at least until the next
 *          call to this function. If you need it around any longer, you must 
 *          copy it.  If the scancode doesn't have a name, this function returns
 *          an empty string ("").
 *
 *  \sa SDL_Scancode
 */
extern DECLSPEC const char *SDLCALL SDL_GetScancodeName(SDL_Scancode
                                                        scancode);

/**
 *  \brief Get a human-readable name for a key.
 *  
 *  \return A pointer to a UTF-8 string that stays valid at least until the next
 *          call to this function. If you need it around any longer, you must 
 *          copy it.  If the key doesn't have a name, this function returns an 
 *          empty string ("").
 *  
 *  \sa SDL_Key
 */
extern DECLSPEC const char *SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyName(SDL_Keycode key);

/**
 *  \brief Start accepting Unicode text input events.
 *  
 *  \sa SDL_StopTextInput()
 *  \sa SDL_SetTextInputRect()
 */
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_StartTextInput(void);

/**
 *  \brief Stop receiving any text input events.
 *  
 *  \sa SDL_StartTextInput()
 */
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_StopTextInput(void);

/**
 *  \brief Set the rectangle used to type Unicode text inputs.
 *  
 *  \sa SDL_StartTextInput()
 */
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_SetTextInputRect(SDL_Rect *rect);


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#include "close_code.h"

#endif /* _SDL_keyboard_h */

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