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SDL_DropEvent

A structure that contains an event used to request a file open by the system.

Data Fields

Uint32

type

the event type; SDL_DROPFILE

char*

file

the file name, which should be freed with SDL_free()

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Remarks

SDL_DropEvent is a member of the SDL_Event union and is used when an event of type SDL_DROPFILE is reported. You would access it through the event's drop field.

This event is disabled by default. You can enable it with SDL_EventState().

If you enable this event you must free the filename in the event.

Mac OSX

To enable drag&drop on your SDL app, you must also edit your info.plist file. Add/Modify Document Types. For example, to enable all document types, add the "public.data" mime type as a document type.


CategoryStruct, CategoryEvents

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