keypressed(3)

✨ NAME ✨

keypressed — tells you if there are keypresses waiting in the input buffer. This is the keypressed(3) page from the Allegro manual, aka the Allegro game programming library. 💅

🔥 SYNOPSIS 🔥

#include <allegro.h>

int keypressed();

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Okay so keypressed() returns TRUE if there are keypresses waiting in the input buffer. That's the whole vibe check. 🦋

You can use this to see if the next call to readkey() is going to block, or to simply wait for the user to press a key while you still update the screen — possibly drawing some animation. Iconic, no cap. ✨

Example:

          while (!keypressed()) {
             /* Show cool animated logo. */
          }
          /* So he skipped our title screen. */

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• install_keyboard(3)
• readkey(3)
• ureadkey(3)
• clear_keybuf(3)
• simulate_keypress(3)
• simulate_ukeypress(3)

Allegro manual, version 4.4.3, keypressed(3) — that's the footer tea, bestie. No date listed, just the source and version, and that's periodt. 💖🎀