---
name: "ALLEGRO_EVENT_TYPE_IS_USER"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro"
version: "5.2.11.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ALLEGRO_EVENT_TYPE_IS_USER"
---

# ALLEGRO\_EVENT\_TYPE\_IS\_USER(3)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

ALLEGRO\_EVENT\_TYPE\_IS\_USER - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
  #define ALLEGRO_EVENT_TYPE_IS_USER(t)        ((t) >= 512)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

A macro which evaluates to true if the event type is not a builtin event type, i.e. one of those described in [ALLEGRO\_EVENT\_TYPE(3)](/ALLEGRO_EVENT_TYPE/3.md).