(This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; SDL3 is the current development 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

name the human-readable scancode name

Return Value

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

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryKeyboard