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SDL keycodes vs scancodes
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// Can be compiled on Linux with the command: | |
// gcc -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 sdlscankey.c -o sdlscankey $(pkg-config --cflags --libs sdl2) -lm | |
#include <stdbool.h> | |
#include <stdint.h> | |
#include <stdio.h> | |
#include <stdlib.h> | |
#include <SDL2/SDL.h> | |
bool pollEvents() { | |
SDL_Event e; | |
while (SDL_PollEvent(&e)) { | |
switch (e.type) { | |
case SDL_QUIT: | |
return false; | |
case SDL_KEYDOWN: | |
printf(" keycode=%s\nscancode=%s\n\n", | |
SDL_GetKeyName(e.key.keysym.sym), | |
SDL_GetScancodeName(e.key.keysym.scancode)); | |
break; | |
} | |
} | |
return true; | |
} | |
int main(void) { | |
if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO)) { | |
puts(SDL_GetError()); | |
return 1; | |
} | |
SDL_Window *window = SDL_CreateWindow("Keycodes", | |
SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, 500, 300, SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN); | |
if (window == NULL) { | |
puts(SDL_GetError()); | |
SDL_Quit(); | |
return 1; | |
} | |
puts("Keycode: Should display the character labeled on the keyboard"); | |
puts("Scancode: Should display the character as if it were a QWERTY keyboard"); | |
while (pollEvents()) { | |
SDL_Surface *surface = SDL_GetWindowSurface(window); | |
if (surface == NULL) { | |
continue; | |
} | |
SDL_FillRect(surface, NULL, 0); | |
SDL_UpdateWindowSurface(window); | |
} | |
SDL_DestroyWindow(window); | |
SDL_Quit(); | |
return 0; | |
} |
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