---
name: "simulate_ukeypress"
section: "3alleg"
platform: "linux"
package: "liballegro-doc"
version: "2:4.2.2-2.2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/simulate_ukeypress"
---

# simulate\_ukeypress(3alleg)

Stuffs an unicode key into the keyboard buffer. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

simulate\_ukeypress - Stuffs an unicode key into the keyboard buffer. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<allegro.h\>**

**void simulate\_ukeypress(int key, int scancode);**

## DESCRIPTION

Stuffs a key into the keyboard buffer, just as if the user had pressed  it. The parameter is in the same format returned by ureadkey(). Example:

```
   /* We ignore the scancode simulation. */
   simulate_ukeypress(0x00DF, 0);
   if (ureadkey(&scancode) == 0x00DF)
      allegro_message("You simulated sharp s\n");
```

## SEE ALSO

[**install\_keyboard**(3alleg)](/install_keyboard/3alleg.md), [**simulate\_keypress**(3alleg)](/simulate_keypress/3alleg.md), [**keypressed**(3alleg)](/keypressed/3alleg.md), [**ureadkey**(3alleg)](/ureadkey/3alleg.md)