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NAME

       scancode_to_name  -  Converts  a  scancode  to a key name. Allegro game
       programming library.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <allegro.h>

       const char *scancode_to_name(int scancode);

DESCRIPTION

       This function returns a string pointer containing the name of they  key
       with the given scancode. This is useful if you e.g. let the user choose
       a key for some action, and want to display  something  more  meaningful
       than just the scancode. Example:

          char const *keyname = scancode_to_name(scancode);
          allegro_message("You pressed the %s key.", keyname);

SEE ALSO

       scancode_to_ascii(3alleg), exkeys(3alleg)