###### (This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current development version.) # SDL_GetScancodeFromKey Get the scancode corresponding to the given key code according to the current keyboard layout. ## Syntax ```c SDL_Scancode SDL_GetScancodeFromKey(SDL_Keycode key); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- | | **key** | the desired [SDL_Keycode](SDL_Keycode) to query | ## Return Value Returns the [SDL_Scancode](SDL_Scancode) that corresponds to the given [SDL_Keycode](SDL_Keycode). ## Remarks See [SDL_Scancode](SDL_Scancode) for details. ## Version This function is available since SDL 2.0.0. ## Related Functions * [SDL_GetKeyFromScancode](SDL_GetKeyFromScancode) * [SDL_GetScancodeName](SDL_GetScancodeName) ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI)