Modifying the appearance or capabilities of the device

Modifying the set of events reported by this device. More...

Enumerations
enum	libevdev_led_value { LIBEVDEV_LED_ON , LIBEVDEV_LED_OFF }

Functions
void	libevdev_set_name (struct libevdev *dev, const char *name)
	Change the device's name as returned by libevdev_get_name(). More...
void	libevdev_set_phys (struct libevdev *dev, const char *phys)
	Change the device's physical location as returned by libevdev_get_phys(). More...
void	libevdev_set_uniq (struct libevdev *dev, const char *uniq)
	Change the device's unique identifier as returned by libevdev_get_uniq(). More...
void	libevdev_set_id_product (struct libevdev *dev, int product_id)
void	libevdev_set_id_vendor (struct libevdev *dev, int vendor_id)
void	libevdev_set_id_bustype (struct libevdev *dev, int bustype)
void	libevdev_set_id_version (struct libevdev *dev, int version)
int	libevdev_enable_property (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int prop)
int	libevdev_disable_property (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int prop)
int	libevdev_set_event_value (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int value)
	Set the value for a given event type and code. More...
int	libevdev_set_slot_value (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int slot, unsigned int code, int value)
	Set the value for a given code for the given slot. More...
void	libevdev_set_abs_minimum (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, int val)
	Change the minimum for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. More...
void	libevdev_set_abs_maximum (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, int val)
	Change the maximum for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. More...
void	libevdev_set_abs_fuzz (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, int val)
	Change the fuzz for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. More...
void	libevdev_set_abs_flat (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, int val)
	Change the flat for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. More...
void	libevdev_set_abs_resolution (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, int val)
	Change the resolution for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. More...
void	libevdev_set_abs_info (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, const struct input_absinfo *abs)
	Change the abs info for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. More...
int	libevdev_enable_event_type (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type)
	Forcibly enable an event type on this device, even if the underlying device does not support it. More...
int	libevdev_disable_event_type (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type)
	Forcibly disable an event type on this device, even if the underlying device provides it. More...
int	libevdev_enable_event_code (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code, const void *data)
	Forcibly enable an event code on this device, even if the underlying device does not support it. More...
int	libevdev_disable_event_code (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code)
	Forcibly disable an event code on this device, even if the underlying device provides it. More...
int	libevdev_kernel_set_abs_info (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, const struct input_absinfo *abs)
	Set the device's EV_ABS axis to the value defined in the abs parameter. More...
int	libevdev_kernel_set_led_value (struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, enum libevdev_led_value value)
	Turn an LED on or off. More...
int	libevdev_kernel_set_led_values (struct libevdev *dev,...)
	Turn multiple LEDs on or off simultaneously. More...
int	libevdev_set_clock_id (struct libevdev *dev, int clockid)
	Set the clock ID to be used for timestamps. More...

Detailed Description

Modifying the set of events reported by this device.

By default, the libevdev device mirrors the kernel device, enabling only those bits exported by the kernel. This set of functions enable or disable bits as seen from the caller.

Enabling an event type or code does not affect event reporting - a software-enabled event will not be generated by the physical hardware. Disabling an event will prevent libevdev from routing such events to the caller. Enabling and disabling event types and codes is at the library level and thus only affects the caller.

If an event type or code is enabled at kernel-level, future users of this device will see this event enabled. Currently there is no option of disabling an event type or code at kernel-level.

Enumeration Type Documentation

libevdev_led_value

enum libevdev_led_value

Enumerator
LIBEVDEV_LED_ON	Turn the LED on.
LIBEVDEV_LED_OFF	Turn the LED off.

Function Documentation

libevdev_disable_event_code()

int libevdev_disable_event_code	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	type,
		unsigned int	code
	)

Forcibly disable an event code on this device, even if the underlying device provides it.

This effectively mutes the respective set of events. libevdev will filter any events matching this type and code and none will reach the caller. libevdev_has_event_code() will return false for this code.

Disabling all event codes for a given type will not disable the event type. Use libevdev_disable_event_type() for that.

This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of this device.

Disabling codes of type EV_SYN will not work. Don't shoot yourself in the foot. It hurts.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
type	The event type to disable (EV_ABS, EV_KEY, ...)
code	The event code to disable (ABS_X, REL_X, etc.)

Returns

0 on success or -1 otherwise

See also

libevdev_has_event_code

libevdev_disable_event_type

libevdev_disable_event_type()

int libevdev_disable_event_type	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	type
	)

Forcibly disable an event type on this device, even if the underlying device provides it.

This effectively mutes the respective set of events. libevdev will filter any events matching this type and none will reach the caller. libevdev_has_event_type() will return false for this type.

In most cases, a caller likely only wants to disable a single code, not the whole type. Use libevdev_disable_event_code() for that.

Disabling EV_SYN will not work. Don't shoot yourself in the foot. It hurts.

This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of this device.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
type	The event type to disable (EV_ABS, EV_KEY, ...)

Returns

0 on success or -1 otherwise

See also

libevdev_has_event_type

libevdev_disable_event_type

libevdev_disable_property()

int libevdev_disable_property	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	prop
	)

Parameters

dev	The evdev device
prop	The input property to disable, one of INPUT_PROP_...

Returns

0 on success or -1 on failure

libevdev_enable_event_code()

int libevdev_enable_event_code	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	type,
		unsigned int	code,
		const void *	data
	)

Forcibly enable an event code on this device, even if the underlying device does not support it.

While this cannot make the device actually report such events, it will now return true for libevdev_has_event_code().

The last argument depends on the type and code:

• If type is EV_ABS, data must be a pointer to a struct input_absinfo containing the data for this axis.
• If type is EV_REP, data must be a pointer to a int containing the data for this axis
• For all other types, the argument must be NULL.

This function calls libevdev_enable_event_type() if necessary.

This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of this device.

If this function is called with a type of EV_ABS and EV_REP on a device that already has the given event code enabled, the values in data overwrite the previous values.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
type	The event type to enable (EV_ABS, EV_KEY, ...)
code	The event code to enable (ABS_X, REL_X, etc.)
data	If type is EV_ABS, data points to a struct input_absinfo. If type is EV_REP, data points to an integer. Otherwise, data must be NULL.

Returns

0 on success or -1 otherwise

See also

libevdev_enable_event_type

libevdev_enable_event_type()

int libevdev_enable_event_type	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	type
	)

Forcibly enable an event type on this device, even if the underlying device does not support it.

While this cannot make the device actually report such events, it will now return true for libevdev_has_event_type().

This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of this device.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
type	The event type to enable (EV_ABS, EV_KEY, ...)

Returns

0 on success or -1 otherwise

See also

libevdev_has_event_type

libevdev_enable_property()

int libevdev_enable_property	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	prop
	)

Parameters

dev	The evdev device
prop	The input property to enable, one of INPUT_PROP_...

Returns

0 on success or -1 on failure

Note

This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value.

libevdev_kernel_set_abs_info()

int libevdev_kernel_set_abs_info	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	code,
		const struct input_absinfo *	abs
	)

Set the device's EV_ABS axis to the value defined in the abs parameter.

This will be written to the kernel.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
code	The EV_ABS event code to modify, one of ABS_X, ABS_Y, etc.
abs	Axis info to set the kernel axis to

Returns

0 on success, or a negative errno on failure

See also

libevdev_enable_event_code

libevdev_kernel_set_led_value()

int libevdev_kernel_set_led_value	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	code,
		enum libevdev_led_value	value
	)

Turn an LED on or off.

Convenience function, if you need to modify multiple LEDs simultaneously, use libevdev_kernel_set_led_values() instead.

Note

enabling an LED requires write permissions on the device's file descriptor.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
code	The EV_LED event code to modify, one of LED_NUML, LED_CAPSL, ...
value	Specifies whether to turn the LED on or off

Returns

0 on success, or a negative errno on failure

libevdev_kernel_set_led_values()

int libevdev_kernel_set_led_values	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
			...
	)

Turn multiple LEDs on or off simultaneously.

This function expects a pair of LED codes and values to set them to, terminated by a -1. For example, to switch the NumLock LED on but the CapsLock LED off, use:

libevdev_kernel_set_led_values(dev, LED_NUML, LIBEVDEV_LED_ON,
                                    LED_CAPSL, LIBEVDEV_LED_OFF,
                                    -1);

If any LED code or value is invalid, this function returns -EINVAL and no LEDs are modified.

Note

enabling an LED requires write permissions on the device's file descriptor.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
...	A pair of LED_* event codes and libevdev_led_value_t, followed by -1 to terminate the list.

Returns

0 on success, or a negative errno on failure

libevdev_set_abs_flat()

void libevdev_set_abs_flat	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	code,
		int	val
	)

Change the flat for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists.

This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for this code.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
code	One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ...
val	The new flat for this axis

libevdev_set_abs_fuzz()

void libevdev_set_abs_fuzz	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	code,
		int	val
	)

Change the fuzz for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists.

This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for this code.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
code	One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ...
val	The new fuzz for this axis

libevdev_set_abs_info()

void libevdev_set_abs_info	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	code,
		const struct input_absinfo *	abs
	)

Change the abs info for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists.

This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for this code.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
code	One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ...
abs	The new absolute axis data (min, max, fuzz, flat, resolution)

libevdev_set_abs_maximum()

void libevdev_set_abs_maximum	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	code,
		int	val
	)

Change the maximum for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists.

This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for this code.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
code	One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ...
val	The new maxium for this axis

libevdev_set_abs_minimum()

void libevdev_set_abs_minimum	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	code,
		int	val
	)

Change the minimum for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists.

This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for this code.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
code	One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ...
val	The new minimum for this axis

libevdev_set_abs_resolution()

void libevdev_set_abs_resolution	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	code,
		int	val
	)

Change the resolution for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists.

This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for this code.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
code	One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ...
val	The new axis resolution

libevdev_set_clock_id()

int libevdev_set_clock_id	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		int	clockid
	)

Set the clock ID to be used for timestamps.

Further events from this device will report an event time based on the given clock.

This is a modification only affecting this representation of this device.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
clockid	The clock to use for future events. Permitted values are CLOCK_MONOTONIC and CLOCK_REALTIME (the default).

Returns

0 on success, or a negative errno on failure

libevdev_set_event_value()

int libevdev_set_event_value	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	type,
		unsigned int	code,
		int	value
	)

Set the value for a given event type and code.

This only makes sense for some event types, e.g. setting the value for EV_REL is pointless.

This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of this device. A future call to libevdev_get_event_value() will return this value, unless the value was overwritten by an event.

If the device supports ABS_MT_SLOT, the value set for any ABS_MT_* event code is the value of the currently active slot. You should use libevdev_set_slot_value() instead.

If the device supports ABS_MT_SLOT and the type is EV_ABS and the code is ABS_MT_SLOT, the value must be a positive number less then the number of slots on the device. Otherwise, libevdev_set_event_value() returns -1.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
type	The event type for the code to query (EV_SYN, EV_REL, etc.)
code	The event code to set the value for, one of ABS_X, LED_NUML, etc.
value	The new value to set

Returns

0 on success, or -1 on failure.

Return values

-1	the device does not have the event type or code enabled, or the code is outside the, or the code is outside the allowed limits for the given type, or the type cannot be set, or the value is not permitted for the given code.

See also

libevdev_set_slot_value

libevdev_get_event_value

libevdev_set_id_bustype()

void libevdev_set_id_bustype	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		int	bustype
	)

Parameters

dev	The evdev device
bustype	The bustype to assign to this device

Note

This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. Even though the function accepts an int for bustype the value is truncated at 16 bits.

libevdev_set_id_product()

void libevdev_set_id_product	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		int	product_id
	)

Parameters

dev	The evdev device
product_id	The product ID to assign to this device

Note

This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. Even though the function accepts an int for product_id the value is truncated at 16 bits.

libevdev_set_id_vendor()

void libevdev_set_id_vendor	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		int	vendor_id
	)

Parameters

dev	The evdev device
vendor_id	The vendor ID to assign to this device

Note

This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. Even though the function accepts an int for vendor_id the value is truncated at 16 bits.

libevdev_set_id_version()

void libevdev_set_id_version	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		int	version
	)

Parameters

dev	The evdev device
version	The version to assign to this device

Note

This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. Even though the function accepts an int for version the value is truncated at 16 bits.

libevdev_set_name()

void libevdev_set_name	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		const char *	name
	)

Change the device's name as returned by libevdev_get_name().

This function destroys the string previously returned by libevdev_get_name(), a caller must take care that no references are kept.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device
name	The new, non-NULL, name to assign to this device.

Note

This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value.

libevdev_set_phys()

void libevdev_set_phys	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		const char *	phys
	)

Change the device's physical location as returned by libevdev_get_phys().

This function destroys the string previously returned by libevdev_get_phys(), a caller must take care that no references are kept.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device
phys	The new phys to assign to this device.

Note

This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value.

libevdev_set_slot_value()

int libevdev_set_slot_value	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		unsigned int	slot,
		unsigned int	code,
		int	value
	)

Set the value for a given code for the given slot.

This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of this device. A future call to libevdev_get_slot_value() will return this value, unless the value was overwritten by an event.

This function does not set event values for axes outside the ABS_MT range, use libevdev_set_event_value() instead.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd()
slot	The numerical slot number, must be smaller than the total number of slots on this device
code	The event code to set the value for, one of ABS_MT_POSITION_X, etc.
value	The new value to set

Returns

0 on success, or -1 on failure.

Return values

-1	the device does not have the event code enabled, or the code is outside the allowed limits for multitouch events, or the slot number is outside the limits for this device, or the device does not support multitouch events.

See also

libevdev_set_event_value

libevdev_get_slot_value

libevdev_set_uniq()

void libevdev_set_uniq	(	struct libevdev *	dev,
		const char *	uniq
	)

Change the device's unique identifier as returned by libevdev_get_uniq().

This function destroys the string previously returned by libevdev_get_uniq(), a caller must take care that no references are kept.

Parameters

dev	The evdev device
uniq	The new uniq to assign to this device.

Note

This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value.