SDL_touch.h
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/**
* # CategoryTouch
*
* SDL offers touch input, on platforms that support it. It can manage
* multiple touch devices and track multiple fingers on those devices.
*
* Touches are mostly dealt with through the event system, in the
* SDL_EVENT_FINGER_DOWN, SDL_EVENT_FINGER_MOTION, and SDL_EVENT_FINGER_UP
* events, but there are also functions to query for hardware details, etc.
*
* The touch system, by default, will also send virtual mouse events; this can
* be useful for making a some desktop apps work on a phone without
* significant changes. For apps that care about mouse and touch input
* separately, they should ignore mouse events that have a `which` field of
* SDL_TOUCH_MOUSEID.
*/
#ifndef SDL_touch_h_
#define SDL_touch_h_
#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
#include <SDL3/SDL_error.h>
#include <SDL3/SDL_mouse.h>
#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/**
* A unique ID for a touch device.
*
* This ID is valid for the time the device is connected to the system, and is
* never reused for the lifetime of the application.
*
* The value 0 is an invalid ID.
*
* \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
typedef Uint64 SDL_TouchID;
/**
* A unique ID for a single finger on a touch device.
*
* This ID is valid for the time the finger (stylus, etc) is touching and will
* be unique for all fingers currently in contact, so this ID tracks the
* lifetime of a single continuous touch. This value may represent an index, a
* pointer, or some other unique ID, depending on the platform.
*
* The value 0 is an invalid ID.
*
* \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
typedef Uint64 SDL_FingerID;
/**
* An enum that describes the type of a touch device.
*
* \since This enum is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
typedef enum SDL_TouchDeviceType
{
SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INVALID = -1,
SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_DIRECT, /**< touch screen with window-relative coordinates */
SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INDIRECT_ABSOLUTE, /**< trackpad with absolute device coordinates */
SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INDIRECT_RELATIVE /**< trackpad with screen cursor-relative coordinates */
} SDL_TouchDeviceType;
/**
* Data about a single finger in a multitouch event.
*
* Each touch event is a collection of fingers that are simultaneously in
* contact with the touch device (so a "touch" can be a "multitouch," in
* reality), and this struct reports details of the specific fingers.
*
* \since This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*
* \sa SDL_GetTouchFingers
*/
typedef struct SDL_Finger
{
SDL_FingerID id; /**< the finger ID */
float x; /**< the x-axis location of the touch event, normalized (0...1) */
float y; /**< the y-axis location of the touch event, normalized (0...1) */
float pressure; /**< the quantity of pressure applied, normalized (0...1) */
} SDL_Finger;
/**
* The SDL_MouseID for mouse events simulated with touch input.
*
* \since This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
#define SDL_TOUCH_MOUSEID ((SDL_MouseID)-1)
/**
* The SDL_TouchID for touch events simulated with mouse input.
*
* \since This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
#define SDL_MOUSE_TOUCHID ((SDL_TouchID)-1)
/**
* Get a list of registered touch devices.
*
* On some platforms SDL first sees the touch device if it was actually used.
* Therefore the returned list might be empty, although devices are available.
* After using all devices at least once the number will be correct.
*
* \param count a pointer filled in with the number of devices returned, may
* be NULL.
* \returns a 0 terminated array of touch device IDs or NULL on failure; call
* SDL_GetError() for more information. This should be freed with
* SDL_free() when it is no longer needed.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_TouchID * SDLCALL SDL_GetTouchDevices(int *count);
/**
* Get the touch device name as reported from the driver.
*
* \param touchID the touch device instance ID.
* \returns touch device name, or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for
* more information.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
extern SDL_DECLSPEC const char * SDLCALL SDL_GetTouchDeviceName(SDL_TouchID touchID);
/**
* Get the type of the given touch device.
*
* \param touchID the ID of a touch device.
* \returns touch device type.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_TouchDeviceType SDLCALL SDL_GetTouchDeviceType(SDL_TouchID touchID);
/**
* Get a list of active fingers for a given touch device.
*
* \param touchID the ID of a touch device.
* \param count a pointer filled in with the number of fingers returned, can
* be NULL.
* \returns a NULL terminated array of SDL_Finger pointers or NULL on failure;
* call SDL_GetError() for more information. This is a single
* allocation that should be freed with SDL_free() when it is no
* longer needed.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
*/
extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Finger ** SDLCALL SDL_GetTouchFingers(SDL_TouchID touchID, int *count);
/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
#endif /* SDL_touch_h_ */
SDL_begin_code.h
SDL_close_code.h
SDL_error.h
SDL_mouse.h
SDL_stdinc.h
Uint64
uint64_t Uint64
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:504
SDL_TouchID
Uint64 SDL_TouchID
Definition SDL_touch.h:62
SDL_GetTouchFingers
SDL_Finger ** SDL_GetTouchFingers(SDL_TouchID touchID, int *count)
SDL_GetTouchDevices
SDL_TouchID * SDL_GetTouchDevices(int *count)
SDL_TouchDeviceType
SDL_TouchDeviceType
Definition SDL_touch.h:84
SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INDIRECT_ABSOLUTE
@ SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INDIRECT_ABSOLUTE
Definition SDL_touch.h:87
SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_DIRECT
@ SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_DIRECT
Definition SDL_touch.h:86
SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INDIRECT_RELATIVE
@ SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INDIRECT_RELATIVE
Definition SDL_touch.h:88
SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INVALID
@ SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INVALID
Definition SDL_touch.h:85
SDL_GetTouchDeviceType
SDL_TouchDeviceType SDL_GetTouchDeviceType(SDL_TouchID touchID)
SDL_GetTouchDeviceName
const char * SDL_GetTouchDeviceName(SDL_TouchID touchID)
SDL_FingerID
Uint64 SDL_FingerID
Definition SDL_touch.h:76
SDL_Finger
Definition SDL_touch.h:103
SDL_Finger::y
float y
Definition SDL_touch.h:106
SDL_Finger::pressure
float pressure
Definition SDL_touch.h:107
SDL_Finger::id
SDL_FingerID id
Definition SDL_touch.h:104
SDL_Finger::x
float x
Definition SDL_touch.h:105