SDL_OpenJoystick(3)

SDL_OpenJoystick3

Open a joystick for use.

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_Joystick * SDL_OpenJoystick(SDL_JoystickID instance_id);

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_joystick.h

Overview

The joystick subsystem must be initialized before a joystick can be opened for use.

Function parameters

instance_id

the joystick instance ID.

Return value

( SDL_Joystick
*) Returns a joystick identifier or NULL on failure; 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.