---
name: "SDL_PenButtonEvent"
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_PenButtonEvent"
---

# SDL\_PenButtonEvent(3type)

Pressure-sensitive pen button event structure (event.pbutton.\*)

## NAME

SDL\_PenButtonEvent - Pressure-sensitive pen button event structure (event.pbutton.\*)

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_events.h

## SYNOPSIS

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

**typedef struct SDL\_PenButtonEvent** **{**     **SDL\_EventType type; /\*\*\< SDL\_EVENT\_PEN\_BUTTON\_DOWN or SDL\_EVENT\_PEN\_BUTTON\_UP \*/**     **Uint32 reserved;**     **Uint64 timestamp;   /\*\*\< In nanoseconds, populated using SDL\_GetTicksNS() \*/**     **SDL\_WindowID windowID; /\*\*\< The window with mouse focus, if any \*/**     **SDL\_PenID which;        /\*\*\< The pen instance id \*/**     **SDL\_PenInputFlags pen\_state;   /\*\*\< Complete pen input state at time of event \*/**     **float x;                /\*\*\< X coordinate, relative to window \*/**     **float y;                /\*\*\< Y coordinate, relative to window \*/**     **Uint8 button;       /\*\*\< The pen button index (first button is 1). \*/**     **bool down;      /\*\*\< true if the button is pressed \*/** **} SDL\_PenButtonEvent;**

## DESCRIPTION

This is for buttons on the pen itself that the user might click. The pen itself pressing down to draw triggers a

**SDL\_EVENT\_PEN\_DOWN**\
  event instead.

## AVAILABILITY

This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.