---
name: "SoLocation2Event"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "coin"
version: "1:4.0.10-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SoLocation2Event"
---

# SoLocation2Event(3)

The SoLocation2Event class contains information about 2D movement events.

## NAME

SoLocation2Event - The **SoLocation2Event** class contains information about 2D movement events.

## SYNOPSIS

\#include \<Inventor/events/SoLocation2Event.h\>

Inherits **SoEvent**.

### Public Member Functions

virtual **SoType** **getTypeId** (void) const\
 **SoLocation2Event** (void)\
 virtual **~SoLocation2Event** ()\

Public Member Functions inherited from **SoEvent** **SoEvent** (void)\
 virtual **~SoEvent** ()\
 SbBool **isOfType** (**SoType** type) const\
 void **setTime** (const **SbTime** t)\
 **SbTime** **getTime** (void) const\
 void **setPosition** (const **SbVec2s** &p)\
 const **SbVec2s** & **getPosition** (void) const\
 const **SbVec2s** & **getPosition** (const **SbViewportRegion** &vpRgn) const\
 const **SbVec2f** & **getNormalizedPosition** (const **SbViewportRegion** &vpRgn) const\
 void **setShiftDown** (SbBool isDown)\
 SbBool **wasShiftDown** (void) const\
 void **setCtrlDown** (SbBool isDown)\
 SbBool **wasCtrlDown** (void) const\
 void **setAltDown** (SbBool isDown)\
 SbBool **wasAltDown** (void) const\

### Static Public Member Functions

static **SoType** **getClassTypeId** (void)\
 static void **initClass** (void)\

Static Public Member Functions inherited from **SoEvent** static **SoType** **getClassTypeId** (void)\
 static void **initClass** (void)\

## Detailed Description

The **SoLocation2Event** class contains information about 2D movement events.

Location2 events are generated by devices capable of 2D, e.g. pointer devices -- typically a computer mouse. Instances of this class contain information about the position of the pointer on the render area.

**SoLocation2Event** does not contain any new information versus its superclass, its sole purpose is to make it possible to specify the type of the event for event object receivers in the scene graph.

**See also**

**SoEvent**, **SoMotion3Event**

**SoEventCallback**, **SoHandleEventAction**

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

### SoLocation2Event::SoLocation2Event (void )

Constructor.

### SoLocation2Event::~SoLocation2Event () \[virtual\]

Destructor.

## Member Function Documentation

### SoType SoLocation2Event::getClassTypeId (void ) \[static\]

This static method returns the **SoType** object associated with objects of this class.

### SoType SoLocation2Event::getTypeId (void ) const \[virtual\]

Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting **SoEvent**. This is used for runtime type checking and "downward" casting.

Reimplemented from **SoEvent**.

### void SoLocation2Event::initClass (void ) \[static\]

Initialize the type information data.

## Author

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