INPUT_RECORD YBW5WO

The INPUT_RECORD structure is used to report input events in the console input buffer. These records can be read from the input buffer by using the ReadConsoleInput1OJP.D or PeekConsoleInput10V_CGQ function, or written to the input buffer by using the WriteConsoleInput10I_S9V function.

typedef struct _INPUT_RECORD { // ir

WORD EventType;

union {

KEY_EVENT_RECORD KeyEvent;

MOUSE_EVENT_RECORD MouseEvent;

WINDOW_BUFFER_SIZE_RECORD WindowBufferSizeEvent;

MENU_EVENT_RECORD MenuEvent;

FOCUS_EVENT_RECORD FocusEvent;

} Event;

} INPUT_RECORD;

Members

EventType

Identifies the type of input event and the event record stored in the Event member.

This member can have one of the following values:

Value	Meaning
KEY_EVENT
	The Event member contains a KEY_EVENT_RECORD2LVHFKN structure with information about a keyboard event.
MOUSE_EVENT
	The Event member contains a MOUSE_EVENT_RECORD5HS.WF structure with information about a mouse movement or button press event.
WINDOW_BUFFER_SIZE_EVENT
	The Event member contains a WINDOW_BUFFER_SIZE_RECORDJTRHSI structure with information about the new size of the screen buffer.
MENU_EVENT
	The Event member contains a MENU_EVENT_RECORD..CTNX structure. These events are used internally and should be ignored.
FOCUS_EVENT
	The Event member contains a FOCUS_EVENT_RECORD12YADCP structure. These events are used internally and should be ignored.

Event

Contains a KEY_EVENT_RECORD, MOUSE_EVENT_RECORD, WINDOW_BUFFER_SIZE_RECORD, MENU_EVENT_RECORD, or FOCUS_EVENT_RECORD structure, depending on the event type specified by the EventType member.