Thread: SDLKey to ASCII without unicode support?

Hello,

What's the best way to convert an SDLKey to it's corresponding ASCII value without unicode support? I don't want unicode support because I don't need it, so I'd rather not suffer with the overhead.

Basically I'm writing a game console for my game, I catch the key presses (when the console is active) and print the keys,

Code:

int consoleKey(SDLKey sym)
{
    char c;
    static size_t i = 0;

    if(sym == SDLK_RETURN)
    {
        strcpy(lines[0], current);
        memset(current, 0, sizeof(current));
        i = 0;
        return 0;
    } else if(sym == SDLK_BACKSPACE) {
        current[i] = '\0';
        if(i > 0)
            --i;
        return 0;
    }

    /* look up the key? Look-up table or something */
    

    /* add the key if it'll fit */
    if((i + 1) < sizeof(current))
    {
        current[i] = c;
        current[i + 1] = '\0';
        ++i;
    }

    return 0;
}

What's the best way to convert 'sym' into it's corresponding ASCII code? Perhaps

Code:

char alpha[] = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";

if(sym >= SDLK_a && sym <= SDLK_z)
    c = alpha[sym - SDLK_a];

But the manual said "And at last, never ever ever write your own custom ASCII conversion table." http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/docwiki.cgi/SDLKey

Or a look-up table? Since it's less code Sorry if I'm asking too many questions :s
I've searched and searched, the SDL_keysym struct info http://docs.mandragor.org/files/Comm...sdlkeysym.html and the web

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Perhaps I should only enable Unicode support when my console gets focus?
Note: I haven't really commited to any library for graphics etc, I was considering Fmod for sound, GLFW for framework and alike. Would that be a better choice than SDL?
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