SDL_GetGamepadMappingForID(3)

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version 3.4.18 · 9 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 SDL_GetGamepadMappingForID 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the man pages, where today's main character is SDL_GetGamepadMappingForID(3) — she's giving "get the mapping of a gamepad" and honestly? she ate. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_GetGamepadMappingForID — get the mapping of a gamepad. that's it, that's the whole vibe. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_gamepad.h>

char * SDL_GetGamepadMappingForID(SDL_JoystickID instance_id);

look at her. one parameter, one return, zero drama. iconic behavior. 💅

🫶 DESCRIPTION 🫶

so here's the tea, bestie: you can call this before any gamepads are opened. like, you don't have to have a gamepad up and running yet, you don't have to do the whole open dance first — she's ready whenever you are. lowkey the most considerate function in the whole header. 😭✨

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

  • instance_id — the joystick instance ID. that's the little number that tells you which joystick we're talking about, iykyk. 👑

⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

  • Returns the mapping string. slay.
  • Returns NULL if no mapping is available. 💀 (not a crisis, just means there's nothing there for that ID.)
  • This should be freed with SDL_free() when it is no longer needed.
🚨 bestie PLEASE — that string is yours now, and by "yours" I mean "yours to SDL_free()". don't just walk away from it, that's rude and also a memory leak. free her when you're done. 🫶

🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

It is safe to call this function from any thread. yes queen, multithreaded, no notes, go off. 🔥

🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older, no she's not there yet, sorry babe. 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

go read those too, they're her besties and they're all in the group chat together. 💜

and that's the whole page, no cap!! brought to you by Simple Directmedia Layer, serving up SDL 3.4.18 realness, with SDL_GetGamepadMappingForID(3) living rent free in the footer forever. bye bestie, go free your strings 💖✨🎀🦋

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