SDL_GetJoystickID(3)

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

✨ SDL_GetJoystickID ✨

ok so bestie, this is a page from the SDL3 FUNCTIONS collection, and it's literally just about asking a joystick "hey girl, what's your instance ID?" 💅 That's it. That's the whole vibe. It's giving short and iconic. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_GetJoystickID — get the instance ID of an opened joystick. 🕹️✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <SDL3/SDL_joystick.h>

SDL_JoystickID SDL_GetJoystickID(SDL_Joystick *joystick);

like. one include, one function call. no cap, it's that simple. 🫶

💖 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 💖

  • joystick — an SDL_Joystick structure containing joystick information. basically the lil guy you already opened, and now you're asking it for its ID card. 📇

👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

Returns the instance ID of the specified joystick on success, or 0 on failure 😭 — and if it flops, bestie, you gotta call SDL_GetError() for more info. she will tell you what went wrong, fr fr.

not me returning 0 and being like "is that a real ID or a cry for help" — always check the error, okay? 🙈

🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

It is safe to call this function from any thread. periodt. 💅 go off, spawn all the threads you want, this one's not gonna snitch. 🔥

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older... girl. upgrade. 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💖 this gem comes to you straight from Simple Directmedia Layer, rocking version SDL 3.4.18 — shoutout to the SDL girlies for keeping the docs cute and the joysticks accounted for 🎀🦋✨ mwah, slay, bye!! 💜

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