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2 Simple DirectMedia Layer
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3 Copyright (C) 1997-2025 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
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20 */
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22 /**
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23 * # CategoryTouch
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24 *
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25 * SDL offers touch input, on platforms that support it. It can manage
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26 * multiple touch devices and track multiple fingers on those devices.
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27 *
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28 * Touches are mostly dealt with through the event system, in the
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29 * SDL_EVENT_FINGER_DOWN, SDL_EVENT_FINGER_MOTION, and SDL_EVENT_FINGER_UP
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30 * events, but there are also functions to query for hardware details, etc.
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31 *
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32 * The touch system, by default, will also send virtual mouse events; this can
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33 * be useful for making a some desktop apps work on a phone without
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34 * significant changes. For apps that care about mouse and touch input
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35 * separately, they should ignore mouse events that have a `which` field of
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36 * SDL_TOUCH_MOUSEID.
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37 */
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38
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39 #ifndef SDL_touch_h_
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40 #define SDL_touch_h_
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41
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42 #include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
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43 #include <SDL3/SDL_error.h>
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44 #include <SDL3/SDL_mouse.h>
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46 #include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
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47 /* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
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48 #ifdef __cplusplus
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49 extern "C" {
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50 #endif
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52 /**
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53 * A unique ID for a touch device.
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54 *
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55 * This ID is valid for the time the device is connected to the system, and is
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56 * never reused for the lifetime of the application.
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57 *
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58 * The value 0 is an invalid ID.
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59 *
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60 * \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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61 */
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62 typedef Uint64 SDL_TouchID;
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64 /**
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65 * A unique ID for a single finger on a touch device.
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66 *
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67 * This ID is valid for the time the finger (stylus, etc) is touching and will
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68 * be unique for all fingers currently in contact, so this ID tracks the
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69 * lifetime of a single continuous touch. This value may represent an index, a
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70 * pointer, or some other unique ID, depending on the platform.
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71 *
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72 * The value 0 is an invalid ID.
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73 *
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74 * \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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75 */
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76 typedef Uint64 SDL_FingerID;
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78 /**
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79 * An enum that describes the type of a touch device.
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80 *
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81 * \since This enum is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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82 */
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83 typedef enum SDL_TouchDeviceType
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84 {
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85 SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INVALID = -1,
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86 SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_DIRECT, /**< touch screen with window-relative coordinates */
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87 SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INDIRECT_ABSOLUTE, /**< trackpad with absolute device coordinates */
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88 SDL_TOUCH_DEVICE_INDIRECT_RELATIVE /**< trackpad with screen cursor-relative coordinates */
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89 } SDL_TouchDeviceType;
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91 /**
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92 * Data about a single finger in a multitouch event.
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93 *
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94 * Each touch event is a collection of fingers that are simultaneously in
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95 * contact with the touch device (so a "touch" can be a "multitouch," in
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96 * reality), and this struct reports details of the specific fingers.
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97 *
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98 * \since This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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99 *
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100 * \sa SDL_GetTouchFingers
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101 */
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102 typedef struct SDL_Finger
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103 {
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104 SDL_FingerID id; /**< the finger ID */
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105 float x; /**< the x-axis location of the touch event, normalized (0...1) */
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106 float y; /**< the y-axis location of the touch event, normalized (0...1) */
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107 float pressure; /**< the quantity of pressure applied, normalized (0...1) */
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108 } SDL_Finger;
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109
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110 /**
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111 * The SDL_MouseID for mouse events simulated with touch input.
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112 *
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113 * \since This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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114 */
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115 #define SDL_TOUCH_MOUSEID ((SDL_MouseID)-1)
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117 /**
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118 * The SDL_TouchID for touch events simulated with mouse input.
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119 *
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120 * \since This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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121 */
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122 #define SDL_MOUSE_TOUCHID ((SDL_TouchID)-1)
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125 /**
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126 * Get a list of registered touch devices.
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127 *
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128 * On some platforms SDL first sees the touch device if it was actually used.
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129 * Therefore the returned list might be empty, although devices are available.
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130 * After using all devices at least once the number will be correct.
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131 *
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132 * \param count a pointer filled in with the number of devices returned, may
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133 * be NULL.
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134 * \returns a 0 terminated array of touch device IDs or NULL on failure; call
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135 * SDL_GetError() for more information. This should be freed with
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136 * SDL_free() when it is no longer needed.
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137 *
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138 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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139 */
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140 extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_TouchID * SDLCALL SDL_GetTouchDevices(int *count);
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141
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142 /**
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143 * Get the touch device name as reported from the driver.
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144 *
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145 * \param touchID the touch device instance ID.
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146 * \returns touch device name, or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for
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147 * more information.
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148 *
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149 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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150 */
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151 extern SDL_DECLSPEC const char * SDLCALL SDL_GetTouchDeviceName(SDL_TouchID touchID);
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153 /**
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154 * Get the type of the given touch device.
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155 *
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156 * \param touchID the ID of a touch device.
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157 * \returns touch device type.
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158 *
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159 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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160 */
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161 extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_TouchDeviceType SDLCALL SDL_GetTouchDeviceType(SDL_TouchID touchID);
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163 /**
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164 * Get a list of active fingers for a given touch device.
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165 *
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166 * \param touchID the ID of a touch device.
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167 * \param count a pointer filled in with the number of fingers returned, can
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168 * be NULL.
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169 * \returns a NULL terminated array of SDL_Finger pointers or NULL on failure;
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170 * call SDL_GetError() for more information. This is a single
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171 * allocation that should be freed with SDL_free() when it is no
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172 * longer needed.
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173 *
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174 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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175 */
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176 extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Finger ** SDLCALL SDL_GetTouchFingers(SDL_TouchID touchID, int *count);
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178 /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
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179 #ifdef __cplusplus
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180 }
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181 #endif
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182 #include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
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184 #endif /* SDL_touch_h_ */