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.TH SDL_StartTextInput 3 "SDL 3.1.0" "SDL" "SDL3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
SDL_StartTextInput \- Start accepting Unicode text input events\[char46]
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3/SDL.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "void SDL_StartTextInput(void);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This function will start accepting Unicode text input events in the focused
SDL window, and start emitting 
.BR SDL_TextInputEvent

(
.BR SDL_EVENT_TEXT_INPUT
) and

.BR SDL_TextEditingEvent

(
.BR SDL_EVENT_TEXT_EDITING
) events\[char46] Please use this
function in pair with 
.BR SDL_StopTextInput
()\[char46]

Text input events are received by default\[char46]

On some platforms using this function activates the screen keyboard\[char46]

.SH AVAILABILITY
This function is available since SDL 3\[char46]0\[char46]0\[char46]

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR SDL_SetTextInputRect (3),
.BR SDL_StopTextInput (3)