Manpages - SDL_KeyboardEvent.3

SDL_KeyboardEvent - Keyboard event structure

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

type

SDL_KEYDOWN or SDL_KEYUP

state

SDL_PRESSED or SDL_RELEASED

keysym

Contains key press information

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.

*Note: *

Repeating SDL_KEYDOWN events will occur if key repeat is enabled (see SDL_EnableKeyRepeat).

SDL_Event, SDL_keysym, SDL_EnableKeyRepeat, SDL_EnableUNICODE