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

6       SDL_PollEvent - Polls for currently pending events.
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SYNOPSIS

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

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

21       SDL_Event event; /* Event structure */
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26       /* Check for events */
27       while(SDL_PollEvent(&event)){  /* Loop until there are no events left on the queue */
28         switch(event.type){  /* Process the appropiate event type */
29           case SDL_KEYDOWN:  /* Handle a KEYDOWN event */
30             printf("Oh! Key press
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32             break;
33           case SDL_MOUSEMOTION:
34             .
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36             .
37           default: /* Report an unhandled event */
38             printf("I don't know what this event is!
39       ");
40         }
41       }
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SEE ALSO

44       SDL_Event, SDL_WaitEvent, SDL_PeepEvents
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48SDL                         Tue 11 Sep 2001, 22:59            SDL_PollEvent(3)