Class key_event

Boost C++ Libraries

Class key_event

boost::ui::key_event — Keyboard event class that holds information about keyboard when event was generated.

Synopsis

// In header: <boost/ui/event.hpp>


class key_event : public boost::ui::event, public boost::ui::keyboard_state {
public:
  // construct/copy/destruct
  key_event();

  // public member functions
  int key_code() const;
  char32_t get_char() const;
};

Description

See Also:

Keyboard (Wikipedia)

See Also:

DOM Level 3 KeyboardEvent key Values (W3C)

`key_event` public construct/copy/destruct

```
key_event();
```

`key_event` public member functions

```
int key_code() const;
```
Returns associated key code.
```
char32_t get_char() const;
```
Returns associated character.