SDL_PollEvent - Man Page
Polls for currently pending events.
Synopsis
#include "SDL.h"
int SDL_PollEvent(SDL_Event *event);
Description
Polls for currently pending events, and returns 1 if there are any pending events, or 0 if there are none available.
If event is not NULL, the next event is removed from the queue and stored in that area.
Examples
SDL_Event event; /* Event structure */ . . . /* Check for events */ while(SDL_PollEvent(&event)){ /* Loop until there are no events left on the queue */ switch(event.type){ /* Process the appropiate event type */ case SDL_KEYDOWN: /* Handle a KEYDOWN event */ printf("Oh! Key press "); break; case SDL_MOUSEMOTION: . . . default: /* Report an unhandled event */ printf("I don't know what this event is! "); } }
See Also
Referenced By
SDL_Event(3), SDL_PeepEvents(3), SDL_PumpEvents(3), SDL_PushEvent(3), SDL_WaitEvent(3).
Tue 11 Sep 2001, 22:59 SDL API Reference