---
name: "SDL_MouseButtonEvent"
section: "3type"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsdl3-doc"
version: "3.2.10+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SDL_MouseButtonEvent/3type"
---

# SDL\_MouseButtonEvent(3type)

Mouse button event structure (event.button.\*)

## NAME

SDL\_MouseButtonEvent - Mouse button event structure (event.button.\*)

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_events.h

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
```

**typedef struct SDL\_MouseButtonEvent** **{**     **SDL\_EventType type; /\*\*\< SDL\_EVENT\_MOUSE\_BUTTON\_DOWN or SDL\_EVENT\_MOUSE\_BUTTON\_UP \*/**     **Uint32 reserved;**     **Uint64 timestamp;   /\*\*\< In nanoseconds, populated using SDL\_GetTicksNS() \*/**     **SDL\_WindowID windowID; /\*\*\< The window with mouse focus, if any \*/**     **SDL\_MouseID which;  /\*\*\< The mouse instance id in relative mode, SDL\_TOUCH\_MOUSEID for touch events, or 0 \*/**     **Uint8 button;       /\*\*\< The mouse button index \*/**     **bool down;          /\*\*\< true if the button is pressed \*/**     **Uint8 clicks;       /\*\*\< 1 for single-click, 2 for double-click, etc. \*/**     **Uint8 padding;**     **float x;            /\*\*\< X coordinate, relative to window \*/**     **float y;            /\*\*\< Y coordinate, relative to window \*/** **} SDL\_MouseButtonEvent;**

## AVAILABILITY

This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.