The types of events that can be delivered.
Defined in [SDL_events.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_events.h), but apps should _only_ `#include "SDL.h"`!
typedef enum SDL_EventType
{
SDL_FIRSTEVENT = 0, /**< Unused (do not remove) */
/* Application events */
SDL_QUIT = 0x100, /**< User-requested quit */
/* These application events have special meaning on iOS, see README-ios.md for details */
SDL_APP_TERMINATING, /**< The application is being terminated by the OS
Called on iOS in applicationWillTerminate()
Called on Android in onDestroy()
*/
SDL_APP_LOWMEMORY, /**< The application is low on memory, free memory if possible.
Called on iOS in applicationDidReceiveMemoryWarning()
Called on Android in onLowMemory()
*/
SDL_APP_WILLENTERBACKGROUND, /**< The application is about to enter the background
Called on iOS in applicationWillResignActive()
Called on Android in onPause()
*/
SDL_APP_DIDENTERBACKGROUND, /**< The application did enter the background and may not get CPU for some time
Called on iOS in applicationDidEnterBackground()
Called on Android in onPause()
*/
SDL_APP_WILLENTERFOREGROUND, /**< The application is about to enter the foreground
Called on iOS in applicationWillEnterForeground()
Called on Android in onResume()
*/
SDL_APP_DIDENTERFOREGROUND, /**< The application is now interactive
Called on iOS in applicationDidBecomeActive()
Called on Android in onResume()
*/
SDL_LOCALECHANGED, /**< The user's locale preferences have changed. */
/* Display events */
SDL_DISPLAYEVENT = 0x150, /**< Display state change */
/* Window events */
SDL_WINDOWEVENT = 0x200, /**< Window state change */
SDL_SYSWMEVENT, /**< System specific event */
/* Keyboard events */
SDL_KEYDOWN = 0x300, /**< Key pressed */
SDL_KEYUP, /**< Key released */
SDL_TEXTEDITING, /**< Keyboard text editing (composition) */
SDL_TEXTINPUT, /**< Keyboard text input */
SDL_KEYMAPCHANGED, /**< Keymap changed due to a system event such as an
input language or keyboard layout change.
*/
SDL_TEXTEDITING_EXT, /**< Extended keyboard text editing (composition) */
/* Mouse events */
SDL_MOUSEMOTION = 0x400, /**< Mouse moved */
SDL_MOUSEBUTTONDOWN, /**< Mouse button pressed */
SDL_MOUSEBUTTONUP, /**< Mouse button released */
SDL_MOUSEWHEEL, /**< Mouse wheel motion */
/* Joystick events */
SDL_JOYAXISMOTION = 0x600, /**< Joystick axis motion */
SDL_JOYBALLMOTION, /**< Joystick trackball motion */
SDL_JOYHATMOTION, /**< Joystick hat position change */
SDL_JOYBUTTONDOWN, /**< Joystick button pressed */
SDL_JOYBUTTONUP, /**< Joystick button released */
SDL_JOYDEVICEADDED, /**< A new joystick has been inserted into the system */
SDL_JOYDEVICEREMOVED, /**< An opened joystick has been removed */
SDL_JOYBATTERYUPDATED, /**< Joystick battery level change */
/* Game controller events */
SDL_CONTROLLERAXISMOTION = 0x650, /**< Game controller axis motion */
SDL_CONTROLLERBUTTONDOWN, /**< Game controller button pressed */
SDL_CONTROLLERBUTTONUP, /**< Game controller button released */
SDL_CONTROLLERDEVICEADDED, /**< A new Game controller has been inserted into the system */
SDL_CONTROLLERDEVICEREMOVED, /**< An opened Game controller has been removed */
SDL_CONTROLLERDEVICEREMAPPED, /**< The controller mapping was updated */
SDL_CONTROLLERTOUCHPADDOWN, /**< Game controller touchpad was touched */
SDL_CONTROLLERTOUCHPADMOTION, /**< Game controller touchpad finger was moved */
SDL_CONTROLLERTOUCHPADUP, /**< Game controller touchpad finger was lifted */
SDL_CONTROLLERSENSORUPDATE, /**< Game controller sensor was updated */
SDL_CONTROLLERUPDATECOMPLETE_RESERVED_FOR_SDL3,
SDL_CONTROLLERSTEAMHANDLEUPDATED, /**< Game controller Steam handle has changed */
/* Touch events */
SDL_FINGERDOWN = 0x700,
SDL_FINGERUP,
SDL_FINGERMOTION,
/* Gesture events */
SDL_DOLLARGESTURE = 0x800,
SDL_DOLLARRECORD,
SDL_MULTIGESTURE,
/* Clipboard events */
SDL_CLIPBOARDUPDATE = 0x900, /**< The clipboard or primary selection changed */
/* Drag and drop events */
SDL_DROPFILE = 0x1000, /**< The system requests a file open */
SDL_DROPTEXT, /**< text/plain drag-and-drop event */
SDL_DROPBEGIN, /**< A new set of drops is beginning (NULL filename) */
SDL_DROPCOMPLETE, /**< Current set of drops is now complete (NULL filename) */
/* Audio hotplug events */
SDL_AUDIODEVICEADDED = 0x1100, /**< A new audio device is available */
SDL_AUDIODEVICEREMOVED, /**< An audio device has been removed. */
/* Sensor events */
SDL_SENSORUPDATE = 0x1200, /**< A sensor was updated */
/* Render events */
SDL_RENDER_TARGETS_RESET = 0x2000, /**< The render targets have been reset and their contents need to be updated */
SDL_RENDER_DEVICE_RESET, /**< The device has been reset and all textures need to be recreated */
/* Internal events */
SDL_POLLSENTINEL = 0x7F00, /**< Signals the end of an event poll cycle */
/** Events ::SDL_USEREVENT through ::SDL_LASTEVENT are for your use,
* and should be allocated with SDL_RegisterEvents()
*/
SDL_USEREVENT = 0x8000,
/**
* This last event is only for bounding internal arrays
*/
SDL_LASTEVENT = 0xFFFF
} SDL_EventType;SDL_Event e;
while (SDL_PollEvent(&e)) {
if (e.type == SDL_KEYDOWN) {
SDL_Log("User just pressed down a key!");
}
}CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIEnum, CategoryEnum, CategoryEvents