.\" Generated by the Allegro makedoc utility
.TH scancode_to_name 3alleg4 "version 4.4.3" "Allegro" "Allegro manual"
.SH NAME
scancode_to_name \- Converts a scancode to a key name. Allegro game programming library.\&
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <allegro.h>

.sp
.B const char *scancode_to_name(int scancode);
.SH DESCRIPTION
This function returns a string pointer containing the name of they key with
the given scancode. This is useful if you e.g. let the user choose a key for
some action, and want to display something more meaningful than just the
scancode. Example:

.nf
   char const *keyname = scancode_to_name(scancode);
   allegro_message("You pressed the %s key.", keyname);
.fi

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR scancode_to_ascii (3alleg4),
.BR exkeys (3alleg4)