enum EE::Window::Scancode

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The keyboard scancode representation. More…

#include <keycodes.hpp>

enum Scancode {
    SCANCODE_UNKNOWN            = 0,
    SCANCODE_A                  = 4,
    SCANCODE_B                  = 5,
    SCANCODE_C                  = 6,
    SCANCODE_D                  = 7,
    SCANCODE_E                  = 8,
    SCANCODE_F                  = 9,
    SCANCODE_G                  = 10,
    SCANCODE_H                  = 11,
    SCANCODE_I                  = 12,
    SCANCODE_J                  = 13,
    SCANCODE_K                  = 14,
    SCANCODE_L                  = 15,
    SCANCODE_M                  = 16,
    SCANCODE_N                  = 17,
    SCANCODE_O                  = 18,
    SCANCODE_P                  = 19,
    SCANCODE_Q                  = 20,
    SCANCODE_R                  = 21,
    SCANCODE_S                  = 22,
    SCANCODE_T                  = 23,
    SCANCODE_U                  = 24,
    SCANCODE_V                  = 25,
    SCANCODE_W                  = 26,
    SCANCODE_X                  = 27,
    SCANCODE_Y                  = 28,
    SCANCODE_Z                  = 29,
    SCANCODE_1                  = 30,
    SCANCODE_2                  = 31,
    SCANCODE_3                  = 32,
    SCANCODE_4                  = 33,
    SCANCODE_5                  = 34,
    SCANCODE_6                  = 35,
    SCANCODE_7                  = 36,
    SCANCODE_8                  = 37,
    SCANCODE_9                  = 38,
    SCANCODE_0                  = 39,
    SCANCODE_RETURN             = 40,
    SCANCODE_ESCAPE             = 41,
    SCANCODE_BACKSPACE          = 42,
    SCANCODE_TAB                = 43,
    SCANCODE_SPACE              = 44,
    SCANCODE_MINUS              = 45,
    SCANCODE_EQUALS             = 46,
    SCANCODE_LEFTBRACKET        = 47,
    SCANCODE_RIGHTBRACKET       = 48,
    SCANCODE_BACKSLASH          = 49,
    SCANCODE_NONUSHASH          = 50,
    SCANCODE_SEMICOLON          = 51,
    SCANCODE_APOSTROPHE         = 52,
    SCANCODE_GRAVE              = 53,
    SCANCODE_COMMA              = 54,
    SCANCODE_PERIOD             = 55,
    SCANCODE_SLASH              = 56,
    SCANCODE_CAPSLOCK           = 57,
    SCANCODE_F1                 = 58,
    SCANCODE_F2                 = 59,
    SCANCODE_F3                 = 60,
    SCANCODE_F4                 = 61,
    SCANCODE_F5                 = 62,
    SCANCODE_F6                 = 63,
    SCANCODE_F7                 = 64,
    SCANCODE_F8                 = 65,
    SCANCODE_F9                 = 66,
    SCANCODE_F10                = 67,
    SCANCODE_F11                = 68,
    SCANCODE_F12                = 69,
    SCANCODE_PRINTSCREEN        = 70,
    SCANCODE_SCROLLLOCK         = 71,
    SCANCODE_PAUSE              = 72,
    SCANCODE_INSERT             = 73,
    SCANCODE_HOME               = 74,
    SCANCODE_PAGEUP             = 75,
    SCANCODE_DELETE             = 76,
    SCANCODE_END                = 77,
    SCANCODE_PAGEDOWN           = 78,
    SCANCODE_RIGHT              = 79,
    SCANCODE_LEFT               = 80,
    SCANCODE_DOWN               = 81,
    SCANCODE_UP                 = 82,
    SCANCODE_NUMLOCKCLEAR       = 83,
    SCANCODE_KP_DIVIDE          = 84,
    SCANCODE_KP_MULTIPLY        = 85,
    SCANCODE_KP_MINUS           = 86,
    SCANCODE_KP_PLUS            = 87,
    SCANCODE_KP_ENTER           = 88,
    SCANCODE_KP_1               = 89,
    SCANCODE_KP_2               = 90,
    SCANCODE_KP_3               = 91,
    SCANCODE_KP_4               = 92,
    SCANCODE_KP_5               = 93,
    SCANCODE_KP_6               = 94,
    SCANCODE_KP_7               = 95,
    SCANCODE_KP_8               = 96,
    SCANCODE_KP_9               = 97,
    SCANCODE_KP_0               = 98,
    SCANCODE_KP_PERIOD          = 99,
    SCANCODE_NONUSBACKSLASH     = 100,
    SCANCODE_APPLICATION        = 101,
    SCANCODE_POWER              = 102,
    SCANCODE_KP_EQUALS          = 103,
    SCANCODE_F13                = 104,
    SCANCODE_F14                = 105,
    SCANCODE_F15                = 106,
    SCANCODE_F16                = 107,
    SCANCODE_F17                = 108,
    SCANCODE_F18                = 109,
    SCANCODE_F19                = 110,
    SCANCODE_F20                = 111,
    SCANCODE_F21                = 112,
    SCANCODE_F22                = 113,
    SCANCODE_F23                = 114,
    SCANCODE_F24                = 115,
    SCANCODE_EXECUTE            = 116,
    SCANCODE_HELP               = 117,
    SCANCODE_MENU               = 118,
    SCANCODE_SELECT             = 119,
    SCANCODE_STOP               = 120,
    SCANCODE_AGAIN              = 121,
    SCANCODE_UNDO               = 122,
    SCANCODE_CUT                = 123,
    SCANCODE_COPY               = 124,
    SCANCODE_PASTE              = 125,
    SCANCODE_FIND               = 126,
    SCANCODE_MUTE               = 127,
    SCANCODE_VOLUMEUP           = 128,
    SCANCODE_VOLUMEDOWN         = 129,
    SCANCODE_KP_COMMA           = 133,
    SCANCODE_KP_EQUALSAS400     = 134,
    SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL1     = 135,
    SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL2     = 136,
    SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL3     = 137,
    SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL4     = 138,
    SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL5     = 139,
    SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL6     = 140,
    SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL7     = 141,
    SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL8     = 142,
    SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL9     = 143,
    SCANCODE_LANG1              = 144,
    SCANCODE_LANG2              = 145,
    SCANCODE_LANG3              = 146,
    SCANCODE_LANG4              = 147,
    SCANCODE_LANG5              = 148,
    SCANCODE_LANG6              = 149,
    SCANCODE_LANG7              = 150,
    SCANCODE_LANG8              = 151,
    SCANCODE_LANG9              = 152,
    SCANCODE_ALTERASE           = 153,
    SCANCODE_SYSREQ             = 154,
    SCANCODE_CANCEL             = 155,
    SCANCODE_CLEAR              = 156,
    SCANCODE_PRIOR              = 157,
    SCANCODE_RETURN2            = 158,
    SCANCODE_SEPARATOR          = 159,
    SCANCODE_OUT                = 160,
    SCANCODE_OPER               = 161,
    SCANCODE_CLEARAGAIN         = 162,
    SCANCODE_CRSEL              = 163,
    SCANCODE_EXSEL              = 164,
    SCANCODE_KP_00              = 176,
    SCANCODE_KP_000             = 177,
    SCANCODE_THOUSANDSSEPARATOR = 178,
    SCANCODE_DECIMALSEPARATOR   = 179,
    SCANCODE_CURRENCYUNIT       = 180,
    SCANCODE_CURRENCYSUBUNIT    = 181,
    SCANCODE_KP_LEFTPAREN       = 182,
    SCANCODE_KP_RIGHTPAREN      = 183,
    SCANCODE_KP_LEFTBRACE       = 184,
    SCANCODE_KP_RIGHTBRACE      = 185,
    SCANCODE_KP_TAB             = 186,
    SCANCODE_KP_BACKSPACE       = 187,
    SCANCODE_KP_A               = 188,
    SCANCODE_KP_B               = 189,
    SCANCODE_KP_C               = 190,
    SCANCODE_KP_D               = 191,
    SCANCODE_KP_E               = 192,
    SCANCODE_KP_F               = 193,
    SCANCODE_KP_XOR             = 194,
    SCANCODE_KP_POWER           = 195,
    SCANCODE_KP_PERCENT         = 196,
    SCANCODE_KP_LESS            = 197,
    SCANCODE_KP_GREATER         = 198,
    SCANCODE_KP_AMPERSAND       = 199,
    SCANCODE_KP_DBLAMPERSAND    = 200,
    SCANCODE_KP_VERTICALBAR     = 201,
    SCANCODE_KP_DBLVERTICALBAR  = 202,
    SCANCODE_KP_COLON           = 203,
    SCANCODE_KP_HASH            = 204,
    SCANCODE_KP_SPACE           = 205,
    SCANCODE_KP_AT              = 206,
    SCANCODE_KP_EXCLAM          = 207,
    SCANCODE_KP_MEMSTORE        = 208,
    SCANCODE_KP_MEMRECALL       = 209,
    SCANCODE_KP_MEMCLEAR        = 210,
    SCANCODE_KP_MEMADD          = 211,
    SCANCODE_KP_MEMSUBTRACT     = 212,
    SCANCODE_KP_MEMMULTIPLY     = 213,
    SCANCODE_KP_MEMDIVIDE       = 214,
    SCANCODE_KP_PLUSMINUS       = 215,
    SCANCODE_KP_CLEAR           = 216,
    SCANCODE_KP_CLEARENTRY      = 217,
    SCANCODE_KP_BINARY          = 218,
    SCANCODE_KP_OCTAL           = 219,
    SCANCODE_KP_DECIMAL         = 220,
    SCANCODE_KP_HEXADECIMAL     = 221,
    SCANCODE_LCTRL              = 224,
    SCANCODE_LSHIFT             = 225,
    SCANCODE_LALT               = 226,
    SCANCODE_LGUI               = 227,
    SCANCODE_RCTRL              = 228,
    SCANCODE_RSHIFT             = 229,
    SCANCODE_RALT               = 230,
    SCANCODE_RGUI               = 231,
    SCANCODE_MODE               = 257,
    SCANCODE_AUDIONEXT          = 258,
    SCANCODE_AUDIOPREV          = 259,
    SCANCODE_AUDIOSTOP          = 260,
    SCANCODE_AUDIOPLAY          = 261,
    SCANCODE_AUDIOMUTE          = 262,
    SCANCODE_MEDIASELECT        = 263,
    SCANCODE_WWW                = 264,
    SCANCODE_MAIL               = 265,
    SCANCODE_CALCULATOR         = 266,
    SCANCODE_COMPUTER           = 267,
    SCANCODE_AC_SEARCH          = 268,
    SCANCODE_AC_HOME            = 269,
    SCANCODE_AC_BACK            = 270,
    SCANCODE_AC_FORWARD         = 271,
    SCANCODE_AC_STOP            = 272,
    SCANCODE_AC_REFRESH         = 273,
    SCANCODE_AC_BOOKMARKS       = 274,
    SCANCODE_BRIGHTNESSDOWN     = 275,
    SCANCODE_BRIGHTNESSUP       = 276,
    SCANCODE_DISPLAYSWITCH      = 277,
    SCANCODE_KBDILLUMTOGGLE     = 278,
    SCANCODE_KBDILLUMDOWN       = 279,
    SCANCODE_KBDILLUMUP         = 280,
    SCANCODE_EJECT              = 281,
    SCANCODE_SLEEP              = 282,
    SCANCODE_APP1               = 283,
    SCANCODE_APP2               = 284,
    SCANCODE_AUDIOREWIND        = 285,
    SCANCODE_AUDIOFASTFORWARD   = 286,
    SCANCODES_NUM               = 512,
};

Detailed Documentation

The keyboard scancode representation.

Values of this type are used to represent keyboard keys, among other places in the key.keysym.scancode field of the InputEvent structure.

The values in this enumeration are based on the USB usage page standard: https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/documents/hut1_12v2.pdf

Enum Values

SCANCODE_BACKSLASH

Located at the lower left of the return key on ISO keyboards and at the right end of the QWERTY row on ANSI keyboards. Produces REVERSE SOLIDUS (backslash) and VERTICAL LINE in a US layout, REVERSE SOLIDUS and VERTICAL LINE in a UK Mac layout, NUMBER SIGN and TILDE in a UK Windows layout, DOLLAR SIGN and POUND SIGN in a Swiss German layout, NUMBER SIGN and APOSTROPHE in a German layout, GRAVE ACCENT and POUND SIGN in a French Mac layout, and ASTERISK and MICRO SIGN in a French Windows layout.

SCANCODE_NONUSHASH

ISO USB keyboards actually use this code instead of 49 for the same key, but all OSes I’ve seen treat the two codes identically. So, as an implementor, unless your keyboard generates both of those codes and your OS treats them differently, you should generate SCANCODE_BACKSLASH instead of this code. As a user, you should not rely on this code because SDL will never generate it with most (all?) keyboards.

SCANCODE_GRAVE

Located in the top left corner (on both ANSI and ISO keyboards). Produces GRAVE ACCENT and TILDE in a US Windows layout and in US and UK Mac layouts on ANSI keyboards, GRAVE ACCENT and NOT SIGN in a UK Windows layout, SECTION SIGN and PLUS-MINUS SIGN in US and UK Mac layouts on ISO keyboards, SECTION SIGN and DEGREE SIGN in a Swiss German layout (Mac: only on ISO keyboards), CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT and DEGREE SIGN in a German layout (Mac: only on ISO keyboards), SUPERSCRIPT TWO and TILDE in a French Windows layout, COMMERCIAL AT and NUMBER SIGN in a French Mac layout on ISO keyboards, and LESS-THAN SIGN and GREATER-THAN SIGN in a Swiss German, German, or French Mac layout on ANSI keyboards.

SCANCODE_INSERT

insert on PC, help on some Mac keyboards (but does send code 73, not 117)

SCANCODE_NUMLOCKCLEAR

num lock on PC, clear on Mac keyboards

SCANCODE_NONUSBACKSLASH

This is the additional key that ISO keyboards have over ANSI ones, located between left shift and Y. Produces GRAVE ACCENT and TILDE in a US or UK Mac layout, REVERSE SOLIDUS (backslash) and VERTICAL LINE in a US or UK Windows layout, and LESS-THAN SIGN and GREATER-THAN SIGN in a Swiss German, German, or French layout.

SCANCODE_APPLICATION

windows contextual menu, compose

SCANCODE_POWER

The USB document says this is a status flag, not a physical key - but some Mac keyboards do have a power key.

SCANCODE_AGAIN

redo

SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL1

used on Asian keyboards, see footnotes in USB doc

SCANCODE_INTERNATIONAL3

Yen

SCANCODE_LANG1

Hangul/English toggle

SCANCODE_LANG2

Hanja conversion

SCANCODE_LANG3

Katakana

SCANCODE_LANG4

Hiragana

SCANCODE_LANG5

Zenkaku/Hankaku

SCANCODE_LANG6

reserved

SCANCODE_LANG7

reserved

SCANCODE_LANG8

reserved

SCANCODE_LANG9

reserved

SCANCODE_ALTERASE

Erase-Eaze

SCANCODE_LALT

alt, option

SCANCODE_LGUI

windows, command (apple), meta

SCANCODE_RALT

alt gr, option

SCANCODE_RGUI

windows, command (apple), meta

SCANCODE_MODE

I’m not sure if this is really not covered by any of the above, but since there’s a special KMOD_MODE for it I’m adding it here

SCANCODE_DISPLAYSWITCH

display mirroring/dual display switch, video mode switch

SCANCODES_NUM

not a key, just marks the number of scancodes for array bounds