//This is how to push your own message on the queue:
SDL_Event event;
event.type = SDL_USEREVENT;
event.user.code = my_event_code;
event.user.data1 = significant_data; // This is where I'm stuck, so far only crashes...
event.user.data2 = 0;
SDL_PushEvent(&event);
//And the definition of the struct to use for user events is:
typedef struct{
Uint8 type;
int code;
void *data1;
void *data2;
} SDL_UserEvent;
SDL user events?
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How would I go about using the SDL_Event structure for my own events?
I have come this far in that I can send messages, but am stuck in how to use the provided void pointers (see below) for transferring data. My intend is to use these as parameters. Is this a good (enough) idea anyway, or will it be 'unsafe'?
Example taken from the docs:
You need to provide a pointer to some object of yours. If you're doing as it seems you're doing, you're passing a pointer to an object on the stack which becomes void when the function exits. What you should be doing instead is to pass a heap-allocated (or otherwise 'safe' pointer along).
When you consume your event, you can then safely cast it back to a pointer of your known type and carry on.
When you consume your event, you can then safely cast it back to a pointer of your known type and carry on.
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