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SDL_WarpMouseGlobal(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_WarpMouseGlobal(3)

SDL_WarpMouseGlobal - Move the mouse to the given position in global screen space.

Defined in SDL3/SDL_mouse.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
bool SDL_WarpMouseGlobal(float x, float y);

This function generates a mouse motion event.

A failure of this function usually means that it is unsupported by a platform.

Note that this function will appear to succeed, but not actually move the mouse when used over Microsoft Remote Desktop.

the x coordinate.
the y coordinate.

Returns true on success or false on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information.

This function should only be called on the main thread.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

(3), SDL_WarpMouseInWindow(3)

SDL 3.2.10 Simple Directmedia Layer