Function

Gtkget_current_event

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Declaration [src] 

GdkEvent*
gtk_get_current_event (
  void
)
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Description [src]

Obtains a copy of the event currently being processed by GTK+.

For example, if you are handling a GtkButton::clicked signal, the current event will be the GdkEventButton that triggered the ::clicked signal.

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Return value

Type: GdkEvent

A copy of the current event, or NULL if there is no current event. The returned event must be freed with gdk_event_free().

The caller of the function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.
The return value can be NULL.