scancode_to_ascii3alleg

Usage

Overview

Converts the given scancode to an ASCII character for that key (mangling Unicode values), returning the unshifted uncapslocked result of pressing the key, or zero if the key isn't a character-generating key or the lookup can't be done. The lookup cannot be done for keys like the F1-F12 keys or the cursor keys, and some drivers will only return approximate values. Generally, if you want to display the name of a key to the user, you should use the scancode_to_name function.

Example:

   int ascii;
   ...
   ascii = scancode_to_ascii(scancode);
   allegro_message("You pressed '%c'\n", ascii);