###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_AddEventWatch

Add a callback to be triggered when an event is added to the event queue.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_events.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_events.h)

## Syntax

```c
void SDL_AddEventWatch(SDL_EventFilter filter,
                       void *userdata);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                    |              |                                                                               |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_EventFilter](SDL_EventFilter) | **filter**   | an [SDL_EventFilter](SDL_EventFilter) function to call when an event happens. |
| void *                             | **userdata** | a pointer that is passed to `filter`.                                         |

## Remarks

`filter` will be called when an event happens, and its return value is
ignored.

**WARNING**: Be very careful of what you do in the event filter function,
as it may run in a different thread!

If the quit event is generated by a signal (e.g. SIGINT), it will bypass
the internal queue and be delivered to the watch callback immediately, and
arrive at the next event poll.

Note: the callback is called for events posted by the user through
[SDL_PushEvent](SDL_PushEvent)(), but not for disabled events, nor for
events by a filter callback set with
[SDL_SetEventFilter](SDL_SetEventFilter)(), nor for events posted by the
user through [SDL_PeepEvents](SDL_PeepEvents)().

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_DelEventWatch](SDL_DelEventWatch)
- [SDL_SetEventFilter](SDL_SetEventFilter)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryEvents](CategoryEvents)