---
name: "al_wait_for_event"
section: "3alleg5"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro5-doc"
version: "2:5.2.10.1+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_wait_for_event/3alleg5"
---

# al\_wait\_for\_event(3alleg5)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_wait\_for\_event - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
  void al_wait_for_event(ALLEGRO_EVENT_QUEUE *queue, ALLEGRO_EVENT *ret_event)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Wait until the event queue specified is non-empty. If `ret_event` is not NULL, the first event in the queue will be copied into `ret_event` and removed from the queue. If `ret_event` is NULL the first event is left at the head of the queue.

## SEE ALSO

ALLEGRO\_EVENT(3alleg5), al\_wait\_for\_event\_timed(3alleg5), al\_wait\_for\_event\_until(3alleg5), al\_get\_next\_event(3alleg5)