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scancode_to_ascii(3)            Allegro manual            scancode_to_ascii(3)

NAME
       scancode_to_ascii - Converts a scancode to an ASCII character. Allegro
       game programming library.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <allegro.h>

       int scancode_to_ascii(int scancode);

DESCRIPTION
       Converts the given scancode to an ASCII character for that key
       (mangling Unicode values), returning the unshifted uncapslocked result
       of pressing the key, or zero if the key isn't a character-generating
       key or the lookup can't be done. The lookup cannot be done for keys
       like the F1-F12 keys or the cursor keys, and some drivers will only
       return approximate values. Generally, if you want to display the name
       of a key to the user, you should use the scancode_to_name function.

       Example:

          int ascii;
          ...
          ascii = scancode_to_ascii(scancode);
          allegro_message("You pressed '%c'\n", ascii);

SEE ALSO
       scancode_to_name(3)

Allegro                          version 4.4.2            scancode_to_ascii(3)