SDL_GetHapticName(3)

✨ SDL_GetHapticName(3) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual, where we vibe with haptics 💅 this one's a lil function called SDL_GetHapticName, and yes it does exactly what it says on the tin, no cap.

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🎀 NAME 🎀

SDL_GetHapticName — get the implementation dependent name of a haptic device. that's it, that's the whole job. lowkey iconic.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_haptic.h>

const char * SDL_GetHapticName(SDL_Haptic *haptic);

look at her. one include, one function, zero drama. 🦋

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💖 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 💖

• haptic — the SDL_Haptic you got from SDL_OpenJoystick(). like, you literally cannot pass anything else here, bestie, it's giving that specific haptic pointer and nothing more.

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⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

She returns the name of the selected haptic device. slay. 🫶

But listen — if no name can be found, this function returns NULL. 😭 and if that happens? call SDL_GetError() for more information. periodt. don't just sit there staring at your NULL, go get the tea from the error function.

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older, it's giving not for you, sorry babe. 💀

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• SDL_GetHapticNameForID(3) — her sister function, same energy, different ID-based angle. iykyk 💜

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and that's the whole page, no notes. this lil slice of the manual came to you from Simple Directmedia Layer, version SDL 3.4.18 💅 go forth and name your haptics, bestie, mwah 🎀✨🌸🦋