SDL_hid_open_path(3)

SDL_hid_open_path3

Open a hid device by its path name.

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_hid_device * SDL_hid_open_path(const char *path);

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_hidapi.h

Overview

The path name be determined by calling

SDL_hid_enumerate (), or a platform-specific path name can be used (eg: /dev/hidraw0 on Linux).

Function parameters

path

the path name of the device to open.

Return value

( SDL_hid_device
*) Returns a pointer to a

SDL_hid_device
object on success 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.