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SDL_GetScancodeFromName(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_GetScancodeFromName(3)

SDL_GetScancodeFromName - Get a scancode from a human-readable name.

Defined in SDL3/SDL_keyboard.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
SDL_Scancode SDL_GetScancodeFromName(const char *name);

the human-readable scancode name.

( SDL_Scancode ) Returns the SDL_Scancode , or

SDL_SCANCODE_UNKNOWN if the name wasn't recognized; call SDL_GetError () for more information.

This function is not thread safe.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

(3), SDL_GetKeyFromName(3), (3), SDL_GetScancodeFromKey(3), (3), SDL_GetScancodeName(3)

SDL 3.2.10 Simple Directmedia Layer