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

SDL_GetScancodeFromName

Get a scancode from a human-readable name.

Header File

Defined in SDL_keyboard.h

Syntax

SDL_Scancode SDL_GetScancodeFromName(const char *name);

Function Parameters

const char *

name

the human-readable scancode name.

Return Value

(SDL_Scancode) Returns the SDL_Scancode, or SDL_SCANCODE_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_GetKeyFromName
• SDL_GetScancodeFromKey
• SDL_GetScancodeName

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CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryKeyboard

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