SDL_CloseGamepad(3)

💖 SDL_CloseGamepad(3) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual, and today's main character is SDL_CloseGamepad(3). it's giving cleanup era. it's giving closure (literally). let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_CloseGamepad — close a gamepad that you previously opened with SDL_OpenGamepad().

like. you opened it. now you close it. balance. harmony. the circle of life 🦋

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3/SDL_gamepad.h>

void SDL_CloseGamepad(SDL_Gamepad *gamepad);

yes queen, that's the whole thing. one include, one function, no return value, no drama 💅

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✨ FUNCTION PARAMETERS ✨

• gamepad — a gamepad identifier that was previously returned by SDL_OpenGamepad(). so like, not just any random pointer you found lying around, okay? it has to be one that came from SDL_OpenGamepad() fr fr 🙈

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✨ THREAD SAFETY ✨

it is safe to call this function from any thread. no cap. any thread. go off, you multitasking icon 👑

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✨ AVAILABILITY ✨

this one's been around since SDL 3.2.0 — so if you're on SDL 3.2.0 or later, you're all set ⭐

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• SDL_OpenGamepad(3) — the one that started it all, the opening act, the prequel 🎀

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lowkey a reminder: you opened it, so you close it. no leaking gamepads, bestie. that's not the vibe 🌸

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Simple Directmedia Layer · SDL 3.4.18 · and this lil page is SDL_CloseGamepad(3) — tysm for reading, mwah, go close your gamepads responsibly 💖✨🎀