1/*
2 Simple DirectMedia Layer
3 Copyright (C) 1997-2025 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
4
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20*/
21
22/**
23 * # CategoryKeyboard
24 *
25 * SDL keyboard management.
26 *
27 * Please refer to the Best Keyboard Practices document for details on how
28 * best to accept keyboard input in various types of programs:
29 *
30 * https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/BestKeyboardPractices
31 */
32
33#ifndef SDL_keyboard_h_
34#define SDL_keyboard_h_
35
36#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
37#include <SDL3/SDL_error.h>
38#include <SDL3/SDL_keycode.h>
39#include <SDL3/SDL_properties.h>
40#include <SDL3/SDL_rect.h>
41#include <SDL3/SDL_scancode.h>
42#include <SDL3/SDL_video.h>
43
44#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
45/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
46#ifdef __cplusplus
47extern "C" {
48#endif
49
50/**
51 * This is a unique ID for a keyboard for the time it is connected to the
52 * system, and is never reused for the lifetime of the application.
53 *
54 * If the keyboard is disconnected and reconnected, it will get a new ID.
55 *
56 * The value 0 is an invalid ID.
57 *
58 * \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.
59 */
60typedef Uint32 SDL_KeyboardID;
61
62/* Function prototypes */
63
64/**
65 * Return whether a keyboard is currently connected.
66 *
67 * \returns true if a keyboard is connected, false otherwise.
68 *
69 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
70 *
71 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
72 *
73 * \sa SDL_GetKeyboards
74 */
75extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_HasKeyboard(void);
76
77/**
78 * Get a list of currently connected keyboards.
79 *
80 * Note that this will include any device or virtual driver that includes
81 * keyboard functionality, including some mice, KVM switches, motherboard
82 * power buttons, etc. You should wait for input from a device before you
83 * consider it actively in use.
84 *
85 * \param count a pointer filled in with the number of keyboards returned, may
86 * be NULL.
87 * \returns a 0 terminated array of keyboards instance IDs or NULL on failure;
88 * call SDL_GetError() for more information. This should be freed
89 * with SDL_free() when it is no longer needed.
90 *
91 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
92 *
93 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
94 *
95 * \sa SDL_GetKeyboardNameForID
96 * \sa SDL_HasKeyboard
97 */
98extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_KeyboardID * SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyboards(int *count);
99
100/**
101 * Get the name of a keyboard.
102 *
103 * This function returns "" if the keyboard doesn't have a name.
104 *
105 * \param instance_id the keyboard instance ID.
106 * \returns the name of the selected keyboard or NULL on failure; call
107 * SDL_GetError() for more information.
108 *
109 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
110 *
111 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
112 *
113 * \sa SDL_GetKeyboards
114 */
115extern SDL_DECLSPEC const char * SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyboardNameForID(SDL_KeyboardID instance_id);
116
117/**
118 * Query the window which currently has keyboard focus.
119 *
120 * \returns the window with keyboard focus.
121 *
122 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
123 *
124 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
125 */
126extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Window * SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyboardFocus(void);
127
128/**
129 * Get a snapshot of the current state of the keyboard.
130 *
131 * The pointer returned is a pointer to an internal SDL array. It will be
132 * valid for the whole lifetime of the application and should not be freed by
133 * the caller.
134 *
135 * A array element with a value of true means that the key is pressed and a
136 * value of false means that it is not. Indexes into this array are obtained
137 * by using SDL_Scancode values.
138 *
139 * Use SDL_PumpEvents() to update the state array.
140 *
141 * This function gives you the current state after all events have been
142 * processed, so if a key or button has been pressed and released before you
143 * process events, then the pressed state will never show up in the
144 * SDL_GetKeyboardState() calls.
145 *
146 * Note: This function doesn't take into account whether shift has been
147 * pressed or not.
148 *
149 * \param numkeys if non-NULL, receives the length of the returned array.
150 * \returns a pointer to an array of key states.
151 *
152 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
153 *
154 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
155 *
156 * \sa SDL_PumpEvents
157 * \sa SDL_ResetKeyboard
158 */
159extern SDL_DECLSPEC const bool * SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyboardState(int *numkeys);
160
161/**
162 * Clear the state of the keyboard.
163 *
164 * This function will generate key up events for all pressed keys.
165 *
166 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
167 *
168 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
169 *
170 * \sa SDL_GetKeyboardState
171 */
172extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_ResetKeyboard(void);
173
174/**
175 * Get the current key modifier state for the keyboard.
176 *
177 * \returns an OR'd combination of the modifier keys for the keyboard. See
178 * SDL_Keymod for details.
179 *
180 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
181 *
182 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
183 *
184 * \sa SDL_GetKeyboardState
185 * \sa SDL_SetModState
186 */
187extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Keymod SDLCALL SDL_GetModState(void);
188
189/**
190 * Set the current key modifier state for the keyboard.
191 *
192 * The inverse of SDL_GetModState(), SDL_SetModState() allows you to impose
193 * modifier key states on your application. Simply pass your desired modifier
194 * states into `modstate`. This value may be a bitwise, OR'd combination of
195 * SDL_Keymod values.
196 *
197 * This does not change the keyboard state, only the key modifier flags that
198 * SDL reports.
199 *
200 * \param modstate the desired SDL_Keymod for the keyboard.
201 *
202 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
203 *
204 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
205 *
206 * \sa SDL_GetModState
207 */
208extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_SetModState(SDL_Keymod modstate);
209
210/**
211 * Get the key code corresponding to the given scancode according to the
212 * current keyboard layout.
213 *
214 * If you want to get the keycode as it would be delivered in key events,
215 * including options specified in SDL_HINT_KEYCODE_OPTIONS, then you should
216 * pass `key_event` as true. Otherwise this function simply translates the
217 * scancode based on the given modifier state.
218 *
219 * \param scancode the desired SDL_Scancode to query.
220 * \param modstate the modifier state to use when translating the scancode to
221 * a keycode.
222 * \param key_event true if the keycode will be used in key events.
223 * \returns the SDL_Keycode that corresponds to the given SDL_Scancode.
224 *
225 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
226 *
227 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
228 *
229 * \sa SDL_GetKeyName
230 * \sa SDL_GetScancodeFromKey
231 */
232extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Keycode SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyFromScancode(SDL_Scancode scancode, SDL_Keymod modstate, bool key_event);
233
234/**
235 * Get the scancode corresponding to the given key code according to the
236 * current keyboard layout.
237 *
238 * Note that there may be multiple scancode+modifier states that can generate
239 * this keycode, this will just return the first one found.
240 *
241 * \param key the desired SDL_Keycode to query.
242 * \param modstate a pointer to the modifier state that would be used when the
243 * scancode generates this key, may be NULL.
244 * \returns the SDL_Scancode that corresponds to the given SDL_Keycode.
245 *
246 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
247 *
248 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
249 *
250 * \sa SDL_GetKeyFromScancode
251 * \sa SDL_GetScancodeName
252 */
253extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Scancode SDLCALL SDL_GetScancodeFromKey(SDL_Keycode key, SDL_Keymod *modstate);
254
255/**
256 * Set a human-readable name for a scancode.
257 *
258 * \param scancode the desired SDL_Scancode.
259 * \param name the name to use for the scancode, encoded as UTF-8. The string
260 * is not copied, so the pointer given to this function must stay
261 * valid while SDL is being used.
262 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
263 * information.
264 *
265 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
266 *
267 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
268 *
269 * \sa SDL_GetScancodeName
270 */
271extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_SetScancodeName(SDL_Scancode scancode, const char *name);
272
273/**
274 * Get a human-readable name for a scancode.
275 *
276 * **Warning**: The returned name is by design not stable across platforms,
277 * e.g. the name for `SDL_SCANCODE_LGUI` is "Left GUI" under Linux but "Left
278 * Windows" under Microsoft Windows, and some scancodes like
279 * `SDL_SCANCODE_NONUSBACKSLASH` don't have any name at all. There are even
280 * scancodes that share names, e.g. `SDL_SCANCODE_RETURN` and
281 * `SDL_SCANCODE_RETURN2` (both called "Return"). This function is therefore
282 * unsuitable for creating a stable cross-platform two-way mapping between
283 * strings and scancodes.
284 *
285 * \param scancode the desired SDL_Scancode to query.
286 * \returns a pointer to the name for the scancode. If the scancode doesn't
287 * have a name this function returns an empty string ("").
288 *
289 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
290 *
291 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
292 *
293 * \sa SDL_GetScancodeFromKey
294 * \sa SDL_GetScancodeFromName
295 * \sa SDL_SetScancodeName
296 */
297extern SDL_DECLSPEC const char * SDLCALL SDL_GetScancodeName(SDL_Scancode scancode);
298
299/**
300 * Get a scancode from a human-readable name.
301 *
302 * \param name the human-readable scancode name.
303 * \returns the SDL_Scancode, or `SDL_SCANCODE_UNKNOWN` if the name wasn't
304 * recognized; call SDL_GetError() for more information.
305 *
306 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
307 *
308 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
309 *
310 * \sa SDL_GetKeyFromName
311 * \sa SDL_GetScancodeFromKey
312 * \sa SDL_GetScancodeName
313 */
314extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Scancode SDLCALL SDL_GetScancodeFromName(const char *name);
315
316/**
317 * Get a human-readable name for a key.
318 *
319 * If the key doesn't have a name, this function returns an empty string ("").
320 *
321 * Letters will be presented in their uppercase form, if applicable.
322 *
323 * \param key the desired SDL_Keycode to query.
324 * \returns a UTF-8 encoded string of the key name.
325 *
326 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
327 *
328 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
329 *
330 * \sa SDL_GetKeyFromName
331 * \sa SDL_GetKeyFromScancode
332 * \sa SDL_GetScancodeFromKey
333 */
334extern SDL_DECLSPEC const char * SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyName(SDL_Keycode key);
335
336/**
337 * Get a key code from a human-readable name.
338 *
339 * \param name the human-readable key name.
340 * \returns key code, or `SDLK_UNKNOWN` if the name wasn't recognized; call
341 * SDL_GetError() for more information.
342 *
343 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
344 *
345 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
346 *
347 * \sa SDL_GetKeyFromScancode
348 * \sa SDL_GetKeyName
349 * \sa SDL_GetScancodeFromName
350 */
351extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Keycode SDLCALL SDL_GetKeyFromName(const char *name);
352
353/**
354 * Start accepting Unicode text input events in a window.
355 *
356 * This function will enable text input (SDL_EVENT_TEXT_INPUT and
357 * SDL_EVENT_TEXT_EDITING events) in the specified window. Please use this
358 * function paired with SDL_StopTextInput().
359 *
360 * Text input events are not received by default.
361 *
362 * On some platforms using this function shows the screen keyboard and/or
363 * activates an IME, which can prevent some key press events from being passed
364 * through.
365 *
366 * \param window the window to enable text input.
367 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
368 * information.
369 *
370 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
371 *
372 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
373 *
374 * \sa SDL_SetTextInputArea
375 * \sa SDL_StartTextInputWithProperties
376 * \sa SDL_StopTextInput
377 * \sa SDL_TextInputActive
378 */
379extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_StartTextInput(SDL_Window *window);
380
381/**
382 * Text input type.
383 *
384 * These are the valid values for SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_NUMBER. Not every
385 * value is valid on every platform, but where a value isn't supported, a
386 * reasonable fallback will be used.
387 *
388 * \since This enum is available since SDL 3.2.0.
389 *
390 * \sa SDL_StartTextInputWithProperties
391 */
392typedef enum SDL_TextInputType
393{
394 SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_TEXT, /**< The input is text */
395 SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_TEXT_NAME, /**< The input is a person's name */
396 SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_TEXT_EMAIL, /**< The input is an e-mail address */
397 SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_TEXT_USERNAME, /**< The input is a username */
398 SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_TEXT_PASSWORD_HIDDEN, /**< The input is a secure password that is hidden */
399 SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_TEXT_PASSWORD_VISIBLE, /**< The input is a secure password that is visible */
400 SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_NUMBER, /**< The input is a number */
401 SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_NUMBER_PASSWORD_HIDDEN, /**< The input is a secure PIN that is hidden */
402 SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_NUMBER_PASSWORD_VISIBLE /**< The input is a secure PIN that is visible */
403} SDL_TextInputType;
404
405/**
406 * Auto capitalization type.
407 *
408 * These are the valid values for SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_CAPITALIZATION_NUMBER.
409 * Not every value is valid on every platform, but where a value isn't
410 * supported, a reasonable fallback will be used.
411 *
412 * \since This enum is available since SDL 3.2.0.
413 *
414 * \sa SDL_StartTextInputWithProperties
415 */
416typedef enum SDL_Capitalization
417{
418 SDL_CAPITALIZE_NONE, /**< No auto-capitalization will be done */
419 SDL_CAPITALIZE_SENTENCES, /**< The first letter of sentences will be capitalized */
420 SDL_CAPITALIZE_WORDS, /**< The first letter of words will be capitalized */
421 SDL_CAPITALIZE_LETTERS /**< All letters will be capitalized */
422} SDL_Capitalization;
423
424/**
425 * Start accepting Unicode text input events in a window, with properties
426 * describing the input.
427 *
428 * This function will enable text input (SDL_EVENT_TEXT_INPUT and
429 * SDL_EVENT_TEXT_EDITING events) in the specified window. Please use this
430 * function paired with SDL_StopTextInput().
431 *
432 * Text input events are not received by default.
433 *
434 * On some platforms using this function shows the screen keyboard and/or
435 * activates an IME, which can prevent some key press events from being passed
436 * through.
437 *
438 * These are the supported properties:
439 *
440 * - `SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_NUMBER` - an SDL_TextInputType value that
441 * describes text being input, defaults to SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_TEXT.
442 * - `SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_CAPITALIZATION_NUMBER` - an SDL_Capitalization value
443 * that describes how text should be capitalized, defaults to
444 * SDL_CAPITALIZE_SENTENCES for normal text entry, SDL_CAPITALIZE_WORDS for
445 * SDL_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_TEXT_NAME, and SDL_CAPITALIZE_NONE for e-mail
446 * addresses, usernames, and passwords.
447 * - `SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_AUTOCORRECT_BOOLEAN` - true to enable auto completion
448 * and auto correction, defaults to true.
449 * - `SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_MULTILINE_BOOLEAN` - true if multiple lines of text
450 * are allowed. This defaults to true if SDL_HINT_RETURN_KEY_HIDES_IME is
451 * "0" or is not set, and defaults to false if SDL_HINT_RETURN_KEY_HIDES_IME
452 * is "1".
453 *
454 * On Android you can directly specify the input type:
455 *
456 * - `SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_ANDROID_INPUTTYPE_NUMBER` - the text input type to
457 * use, overriding other properties. This is documented at
458 * https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/InputType
459 *
460 * \param window the window to enable text input.
461 * \param props the properties to use.
462 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
463 * information.
464 *
465 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
466 *
467 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
468 *
469 * \sa SDL_SetTextInputArea
470 * \sa SDL_StartTextInput
471 * \sa SDL_StopTextInput
472 * \sa SDL_TextInputActive
473 */
474extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_StartTextInputWithProperties(SDL_Window *window, SDL_PropertiesID props);
475
476#define SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_NUMBER "SDL.textinput.type"
477#define SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_CAPITALIZATION_NUMBER "SDL.textinput.capitalization"
478#define SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_AUTOCORRECT_BOOLEAN "SDL.textinput.autocorrect"
479#define SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_MULTILINE_BOOLEAN "SDL.textinput.multiline"
480#define SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_ANDROID_INPUTTYPE_NUMBER "SDL.textinput.android.inputtype"
481
482/**
483 * Check whether or not Unicode text input events are enabled for a window.
484 *
485 * \param window the window to check.
486 * \returns true if text input events are enabled else false.
487 *
488 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
489 *
490 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
491 *
492 * \sa SDL_StartTextInput
493 */
494extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_TextInputActive(SDL_Window *window);
495
496/**
497 * Stop receiving any text input events in a window.
498 *
499 * If SDL_StartTextInput() showed the screen keyboard, this function will hide
500 * it.
501 *
502 * \param window the window to disable text input.
503 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
504 * information.
505 *
506 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
507 *
508 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
509 *
510 * \sa SDL_StartTextInput
511 */
512extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_StopTextInput(SDL_Window *window);
513
514/**
515 * Dismiss the composition window/IME without disabling the subsystem.
516 *
517 * \param window the window to affect.
518 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
519 * information.
520 *
521 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
522 *
523 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
524 *
525 * \sa SDL_StartTextInput
526 * \sa SDL_StopTextInput
527 */
528extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_ClearComposition(SDL_Window *window);
529
530/**
531 * Set the area used to type Unicode text input.
532 *
533 * Native input methods may place a window with word suggestions near the
534 * cursor, without covering the text being entered.
535 *
536 * \param window the window for which to set the text input area.
537 * \param rect the SDL_Rect representing the text input area, in window
538 * coordinates, or NULL to clear it.
539 * \param cursor the offset of the current cursor location relative to
540 * `rect->x`, in window coordinates.
541 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
542 * information.
543 *
544 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
545 *
546 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
547 *
548 * \sa SDL_GetTextInputArea
549 * \sa SDL_StartTextInput
550 */
551extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_SetTextInputArea(SDL_Window *window, const SDL_Rect *rect, int cursor);
552
553/**
554 * Get the area used to type Unicode text input.
555 *
556 * This returns the values previously set by SDL_SetTextInputArea().
557 *
558 * \param window the window for which to query the text input area.
559 * \param rect a pointer to an SDL_Rect filled in with the text input area,
560 * may be NULL.
561 * \param cursor a pointer to the offset of the current cursor location
562 * relative to `rect->x`, may be NULL.
563 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
564 * information.
565 *
566 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
567 *
568 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
569 *
570 * \sa SDL_SetTextInputArea
571 */
572extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_GetTextInputArea(SDL_Window *window, SDL_Rect *rect, int *cursor);
573
574/**
575 * Check whether the platform has screen keyboard support.
576 *
577 * \returns true if the platform has some screen keyboard support or false if
578 * not.
579 *
580 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
581 *
582 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
583 *
584 * \sa SDL_StartTextInput
585 * \sa SDL_ScreenKeyboardShown
586 */
587extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_HasScreenKeyboardSupport(void);
588
589/**
590 * Check whether the screen keyboard is shown for given window.
591 *
592 * \param window the window for which screen keyboard should be queried.
593 * \returns true if screen keyboard is shown or false if not.
594 *
595 * \threadsafety This function should only be called on the main thread.
596 *
597 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
598 *
599 * \sa SDL_HasScreenKeyboardSupport
600 */
601extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_ScreenKeyboardShown(SDL_Window *window);
602
603/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
604#ifdef __cplusplus
605}
606#endif
607#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
608
609#endif /* SDL_keyboard_h_ */
610