1SDL_GetKeyState(3)             SDL API Reference            SDL_GetKeyState(3)
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NAME

6       SDL_GetKeyState - Get a snapshot of the current keyboard state
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include "SDL.h"
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11       Uint8 *SDL_GetKeyState(int *numkeys);
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DESCRIPTION

14       Gets  a  snapshot  of  the current keyboard state. The current state is
15       return as a pointer to an array, the size of this array  is  stored  in
16       numkeys. The array is indexed by the SDLK_* symbols. A value of 1 means
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23              Use SDL_PumpEvents to update the state array.
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EXAMPLE

26       Uint8 *keystate = SDL_GetKeyState(NULL);
27       if ( keystate[SDLK_RETURN] ) printf("Return Key Pressed.
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SEE ALSO

31       SDL Key Symbols, SDL_PumpEvents
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35SDL                         Tue 11 Sep 2001, 22:59          SDL_GetKeyState(3)
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