SDL_GetJoystickNameForID(3)

SDL_GetJoystickNameForID3

Get the implementation dependent name of a joystick.

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

const char * SDL_GetJoystickNameForID(SDL_JoystickID instance_id);

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_joystick.h

Overview

This can be called before any joysticks are opened.

Function parameters

instance_id

the joystick instance ID.

Return value

Returns the name of the selected joystick. If no name can be found, this function returns NULL; call SDL_GetError () for more information.

Availability

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

From libsdl3-doc 3.2.10+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.