NAME

SDL_PeepEvents - Checks the event queue for messages and optionally returns them.

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL.h" int SDL_PeepEvents(SDL_Event *events, int numevents, SDL_eventaction action, Uint32 mask);

DESCRIPTION

Checks the event queue for messages and optionally returns them. If action is SDL_ADDEVENT, up to numevents events will be added to the back of the event queue. If action is SDL_PEEKEVENT, up to numevents events at the front of the event queue, matching mask, will be returned and will not be removed from the queue. If action is SDL_GETEVENT, up to numevents events at the front of the event queue, matching mask, will be returned and will be removed from the queue. This function is thread-safe.

RETURN VALUE

This function returns the number of events actually stored, or -1 if there was an error.

SEE ALSO

SDL_Event, SDL_PollEvent, SDL_PushEvent