SDL_GetGamepadPath(3)

💖 SDL_GetGamepadPath(3) — SDL3 FUNCTIONS 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 function pages, this one's a whole lil' vibe 💅

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_GetGamepadPath — grab the implementation-dependent path for a gamepad that's already opened. yes, implementation-dependent, meaning it's whatever your backend feels like handing you, not a universal format. iykyk 🦋

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3/SDL_gamepad.h>

const char * SDL_GetGamepadPath(SDL_Gamepad *gamepad);

🌸 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🌸

• gamepad — a gamepad identifier that was previously returned by SDL_OpenGamepad(). it's gotta come from there, no making stuff up 🎀

🫶 RETURN VALUE 🫶

Returns the implementation dependent path for the gamepad. and if there's no path, or the identifier you passed is invalid? you get NULL. so like, always check for NULL, queen 👑

💜 THREAD SAFETY 💜

It is safe to call this function from any thread. literally any thread. go feral, it's fine ✨

🦋 AVAILABILITY 🦋

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older... not me being able to help you there 😭

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• SDL_GetGamepadPathForID(3) — the ID-based sibling, go say hi 🧚

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that's the whole page, no cap. every flag, every NULL, every thread, all present and accounted for 💖

source: Simple Directmedia Layer, version SDL 3.4.18 — mwah, thanks for reading, slay your gamepad code bestie 💅🎀🌈