SDL_GetJoystickPath(3)

💖 SDL_GetJoystickPath(3) 💖

okay so bestie, we're in the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the man pages and today's main character is SDL_GetJoystickPath — she tells you the implementation dependent path of a joystick. yes queen, the actual path. iykyk 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_GetJoystickPath — Get the implementation dependent path of a joystick.

like, the path the implementation decided on, not some universal truth. she's giving "where does this thing actually live on this system" energy 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_joystick.h>

const char * SDL_GetJoystickPath(SDL_Joystick *joystick);

look at her. one param, returns a const char *. simple. iconic. no notes 💅

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🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

• joystick — the SDL_Joystick you got from SDL_OpenJoystick(). you did open it first, right? right?? because this is the one you already have in your hand, not some rando 🫶

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⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

Returns the path of the selected joystick. literally just the path, that's the whole vibe ✨

but if no path can be found, this function returns NULL — and no, she will not tell you why directly. call SDL_GetError() for more information, that's where the tea is 😭

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🔥 THREAD SAFETY 🔥

It is safe to call this function from any thread. any. thread. go wild, take it everywhere, she does not care 💖

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👑 AVAILABILITY 👑

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on anything older, sorry babe, she doesn't exist yet 🙈

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• SDL_GetJoystickPathForID(3) — the sibling, the other one, the "for ID" girlie 💜

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and that's the whole page fr fr, no cap 🧚

Simple Directmedia Layer made this, it's SDL 3.4.18, and the page itself is SDL_GetJoystickPath(3) — mwah, go get that path bestie 🍓💖✨