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>SDL_PollEvent&nbsp;--&nbsp;Polls for currently pending events.</DIV
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>#include "SDL.h"</PRE
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>int <B
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>SDL_PollEvent</B
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>(SDL_Event *event);</CODE
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>Polls for currently pending events, and returns <SPAN
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if there are any pending events, or <SPAN
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are none available.  </P
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>If <TT
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>event</I
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event is removed from the queue and stored in that area.</P
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>SDL_Event event; /* Event structure */

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/* Check for events */
while(SDL_PollEvent(&#38;event)){  /* Loop until there are no events left on the queue */
  switch(event.type){  /* Process the appropiate event type */
    case SDL_KEYDOWN:  /* Handle a KEYDOWN event */
      printf("Oh! Key press\n");
      break;
    case SDL_MOUSEMOTION:
      .
      .
      .
    default: /* Report an unhandled event */
      printf("I don't know what this event is!\n");
  }
}</PRE
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author	Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
date	Sun, 20 Apr 2003 05:41:16 +0000
parents	e5bc29de3f0a
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