devela::_dep::sdl3::sys::mouse

Function SDL_CaptureMouse

pub unsafe extern "C" fn SDL_CaptureMouse(enabled: bool) -> bool
Available on crate feature dep_sdl3 only.
Expand description

Capture the mouse and to track input outside an SDL window.

Capturing enables your app to obtain mouse events globally, instead of just within your window. Not all video targets support this function. When capturing is enabled, the current window will get all mouse events, but unlike relative mode, no change is made to the cursor and it is not restrained to your window.

This function may also deny mouse input to other windows–both those in your application and others on the system–so you should use this function sparingly, and in small bursts. For example, you might want to track the mouse while the user is dragging something, until the user releases a mouse button. It is not recommended that you capture the mouse for long periods of time, such as the entire time your app is running. For that, you should probably use SDL_SetWindowRelativeMouseMode() or SDL_SetWindowMouseGrab(), depending on your goals.

While captured, mouse events still report coordinates relative to the current (foreground) window, but those coordinates may be outside the bounds of the window (including negative values). Capturing is only allowed for the foreground window. If the window loses focus while capturing, the capture will be disabled automatically.

While capturing is enabled, the current window will have the SDL_WINDOW_MOUSE_CAPTURE flag set.

Please note that SDL will attempt to “auto capture” the mouse while the user is pressing a button; this is to try and make mouse behavior more consistent between platforms, and deal with the common case of a user dragging the mouse outside of the window. This means that if you are calling SDL_CaptureMouse() only to deal with this situation, you do not have to (although it is safe to do so). If this causes problems for your app, you can disable auto capture by setting the [SDL_HINT_MOUSE_AUTO_CAPTURE] hint to zero.

§Parameters

  • enabled: true to enable capturing, false to disable.

§Return value

Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

§Thread safety

This function should only be called on the main thread.

§Availability

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

§See also