SDL_GetJoystickNameForID(3)

💖 SDL_GetJoystickNameForID 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS section of the manual, and today's main character is SDL_GetJoystickNameForID(3) — yes that's the whole entire page name, we're going full government name today 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_GetJoystickNameForID — get the implementation dependent name of a joystick. that's it, that's the job 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_joystick.h>

const char * SDL_GetJoystickNameForID(SDL_JoystickID instance_id);

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

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🫶 DESCRIPTION 🫶

okay so the tea is: this gives you the implementation dependent name of a joystick. "implementation dependent" means SDL is not promising you a specific string, it's whatever the backend feels like calling it — so don't go hardcoding it anywhere, bestie 😭

and here's the iconic part: this can be called before any joysticks are opened. no setup era required. she's ready whenever you are, no cap 🔥

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⭐ FUNCTION PARAMETERS ⭐

• instance_id — the joystick instance ID. that's the little number that tells SDL which joystick you're asking about, so be sure you're passing the right one 🎀

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💜 RETURN VALUE 💜

returns the name of the selected joystick ✨

but listen — if no name can be found, this function returns NULL. and when that happens? you go call SDL_GetError() for more information. do not just stare at the NULL and hope, i'm begging 🙈

fr fr: NULL is not a name. check the error, bestie 💀

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🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

it is safe to call this function from any thread. yes, ANY. go wild, queen 👑🌈

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🎀 AVAILABILITY 🎀

this function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older, it's giving ancient, sorry 💅

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• SDL_GetJoystickName(3)
• SDL_GetJoysticks(3)

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🥳 brought to you by Simple Directmedia Layer, running SDL 3.4.18, documented under the name SDL_GetJoystickNameForID(3). go name some joysticks, you absolute icon 💖🦋✨