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SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD

A variable controlling whether raw keyboard events are used on Windows.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

Syntax

#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD   "SDL_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD"

Remarks

The variable can be set to the following values:

• "0": The Windows message loop is used for keyboard events.
• "1": Low latency raw keyboard events are used. (default)

This hint can be set anytime.

Version

This hint is available since SDL 3.0.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIMacro, CategoryHints