.SH "NAME"

SDL_PeepEvents\- Checks the event queue for messages and optionally returns them\&.

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.PP

\fB#include "SDL\&.h"

.sp

\fBint \fBSDL_PeepEvents\fP\fR(\fBSDL_Event *events, int numevents, SDL_eventaction action, Uint32 mask\fR);

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP

Checks the event queue for messages and optionally returns them\&.

.PP

If \fBaction\fR is \fBSDL_ADDEVENT\fP, up to \fBnumevents\fR events will be added to the back of the event queue\&.

.PP

If \fBaction\fR is \fBSDL_PEEKEVENT\fP, up to \fBnumevents\fR events at the front of the event queue, matching \fI\fBmask\fR\fR, will be returned and will not be removed from the queue\&.

.PP

If \fBaction\fR is \fBSDL_GETEVENT\fP, up to \fBnumevents\fR events at the front of the event queue, matching \fI\fBmask\fR\fR, will be returned and will be removed from the queue\&.

.PP

This function is thread-safe\&.

.SH "RETURN VALUE"

.PP

This function returns the number of events actually stored, or \fB-1\fR if there was an error\&.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP

\fI\fBSDL_Event\fR\fR, \fI\fBSDL_PollEvent\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_PushEvent\fP\fR