SDL_GetGamepadType(3)

💖 SDL_GetGamepadType 💖

okay so bestie, we're in the SDL3 FUNCTIONS section of the manual and today's main character is SDL_GetGamepadType — literally the glow-up check for your gamepad's identity 🌈

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_GetGamepadType — Get the type of an opened gamepad. yep that's it, that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_gamepad.h>

SDL_GamepadType SDL_GetGamepadType(SDL_Gamepad *gamepad);

like, one include, one function call, zero drama 🎀

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🦋 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🦋

• gamepad — the gamepad object to query. that's the lil guy you opened earlier, she's gonna tell you what kind of creature she is 👑

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💫 RETURN VALUE 💫

Returns the gamepad type, or SDL_GAMEPAD_TYPE_UNKNOWN if it's not available.

ngl if you get SDL_GAMEPAD_TYPE_UNKNOWN back it's giving "mystery box" energy 😭 — the type just isn't available, no cap, so don't go guessing at it fr fr.

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🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

It is safe to call this function from any thread. periodt. call her from wherever, she's unbothered, she's chill, she's thread-safe 💜

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⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older, sorry bestie, you're getting nothing 🙈

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• SDL_GetGamepadTypeForID(3) — the sibling function, same vibe, different entry point 💖

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k that's the whole page, mwah 💋

this lil slice of docs came to you from Simple Directmedia Layer — SDL 3.4.18 🫶 go forth and query your gamepads, queen 🌸✨