(This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; SDL3 is the current stable version.)

SDL_GetKeyFromName

Get a key code from a human-readable name.

Header File

Defined in SDL_keyboard.h

Syntax

SDL_Keycode SDL_GetKeyFromName(const char *name);

Function Parameters

const char *

name

the human-readable key name.

Return Value

(SDL_Keycode) Returns key code, or SDLK_UNKNOWN if the name wasn't recognized; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

See Also

• SDL_GetKeyFromScancode
• SDL_GetKeyName
• SDL_GetScancodeFromName

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CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryKeyboard

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