# Method SDL.grab_input()

Method grab_input

  `int grab_input(int mode)`

Description

  Sets or queries the current 'grab' mode.

  Grabbing input means asking that all mouse activity be confined to this application window and that nearly all keyboard events are passed directly to the application, bypassing the window manager.

Parameter `mode`

  One of the following constants:

    SDL.GRAB_ON

    SDL.GRAB_OFF

    SDL.GRAB_QUERY

Returns

  The current grab mode, either SDL.GRAB_ON or SDL.GRAB_OFF.