Class CharacterInputEvent

dgl/Widget.hpp:137–155

Character input event. This event represents text input, usually as the result of a key press. The text is given both as a Unicode character code and a UTF-8 string. Note that this event is generated by the platform's input system, so there is not necessarily a direct correspondence between text events and physical key presses. For example, with some input methods a

      @see onCharacterInput
    */
    struct CharacterInputEvent : BaseEvent {
        /** Raw key code. */
        uint keycode;
        /** Unicode character code. */
        uint character;
        /** UTF-8 string. */
        char string[8];

        /** Constructor for default/null values */
        CharacterInputEvent() noexcept
            : BaseEvent(),
              keycode(0),
              character(0),
#ifdef DISTRHO_PROPER_CPP11_SUPPORT
              string{'\0','\0','\0','\0','\0','\0','\0','\0'} {}
#else
              string() { std::memset(string, 0, sizeof(string)); }
#endif
    };

   /**
      Mouse press or release event.