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SDL_UserEvent(3)	       SDL API Reference	      SDL_UserEvent(3)

NAME

SDL_UserEvent - A user-defined event type

STRUCTURE DEFINITION

typedef struct{ Uint8 type; int code; void *data1; void *data2; } SDL_UserEvent;

STRUCTURE DATA

type SDL_USEREVENT through to SDL_NUMEVENTS-1 code User defined event code data1 User defined data pointer data2 User defined data pointer

DESCRIPTION

SDL_UserEvent is in the user member of the structure SDL_Event. This event is unique, it is never created by SDL but only by the user. The event can be pushed onto the event queue using SDL_PushEvent. The con- tents of the structure members or completely up to the programmer, the only requirement is that type is a value from SDL_USEREVENT to SDL_NUMEVENTS-1 (inclusive).

EXAMPLES

SDL_Event event; event.type = SDL_USEREVENT; event.user.code = my_event_code; event.user.data1 = significant_data; event.user.data2 = 0; SDL_PushEvent(&event);

SEE ALSO

SDL_Event, SDL_PushEvent SDL Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00 SDL_UserEvent(3)

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