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SDL_GetKeyState(3)						 SDL API Reference						SDL_GetKeyState(3)

NAME
       SDL_GetKeyState - Get a snapshot of the current keyboard state

SYNOPSIS
       #include "SDL.h"

       Uint8 *SDL_GetKeyState(int *numkeys);

DESCRIPTION
       Gets  a	snapshot  of the current keyboard state. The current state is return as a pointer to an array, the size of this array is stored in
       numkeys. The array is indexed by the SDLK_* symbols. A value of 1 means the key is pressed and a value of 0  means  its	not.  The  pointer
       returned is a pointer to an internal SDL array and should not be freed by the caller.

	      Note:

	      Use SDL_PumpEvents to update the state array.

EXAMPLE
       Uint8 *keystate = SDL_GetKeyState(NULL);
       if ( keystate[SDLK_RETURN] ) printf("Return Key Pressed.
       ");

SEE ALSO
       SDL Key Symbols, SDL_PumpEvents

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							      Tue 11 Sep 2001, 22:59						SDL_GetKeyState(3)