| 1 | .TH "SDL_PeepEvents" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 22:59" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" |
| 2 | .SH "NAME" |
| 3 | SDL_PeepEvents \- Checks the event queue for messages and optionally returns them\&. |
| 4 | .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
| 5 | .PP |
| 6 | \fB#include "SDL\&.h" |
| 7 | .sp |
| 8 | \fBint \fBSDL_PeepEvents\fP\fR(\fBSDL_Event *events, int numevents, SDL_eventaction action, Uint32 mask\fR); |
| 9 | .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
| 10 | .PP |
| 11 | Checks the event queue for messages and optionally returns them\&. |
| 12 | .PP |
| 13 | If \fBaction\fR is \fBSDL_ADDEVENT\fP, up to \fBnumevents\fR events will be added to the back of the event queue\&. |
| 14 | .PP |
| 15 | If \fBaction\fR is \fBSDL_PEEKEVENT\fP, up to \fBnumevents\fR events at the front of the event queue, matching \fI\fBmask\fR\fR, will be returned and will not be removed from the queue\&. |
| 16 | .PP |
| 17 | If \fBaction\fR is \fBSDL_GETEVENT\fP, up to \fBnumevents\fR events at the front of the event queue, matching \fI\fBmask\fR\fR, will be returned and will be removed from the queue\&. |
| 18 | .PP |
| 19 | This function is thread-safe\&. |
| 20 | .SH "RETURN VALUE" |
| 21 | .PP |
| 22 | This function returns the number of events actually stored, or \fB-1\fR if there was an error\&. |
| 23 | .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| 24 | .PP |
| 25 | \fI\fBSDL_Event\fR\fR, \fI\fBSDL_PollEvent\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_PushEvent\fP\fR |
| 26 | .\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 22:59 |