SDL_GetJoystickPathForID(3)

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

✨ SDL_GetJoystickPathForID ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL_GetJoystickPathForID(3) page — it's a lil function from the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the Simple Directmedia Layer universe, and it's here to hand you the path of a joystick. yes, like the actual implementation dependent path. no cap. 🎮💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_GetJoystickPathForID — get the implementation dependent path of a joystick. that's the whole vibe, she's straightforward and we love her for it 🫶

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <SDL3/SDL_joystick.h>

const char * SDL_GetJoystickPathForID(SDL_JoystickID instance_id);

look at that signature. clean. iconic. literally the blueprint 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the one thing you need to know, and it's giving very convenient: this can be called before any joysticks are opened. yep, you don't gotta open a single thing first. she's ready whenever you are. periodt ✨

🌈 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🌈

  • instance_id — the joystick instance ID. that's the lil ID number that tells her which joystick we're talking about, so don't be shy, pass it in 🍓

💜 RETURN VALUE 💜

she returns the path of the selected joystick. slay.

but if no path can be found, this function returns NULL 😭 — and in that case you gotta call SDL_GetError() for more information. like, she's not gonna explain herself, the error function will. go ask it, bestie.

🔥 THREAD SAFETY 🔥

it is safe to call this function from any thread. go wild. multithread to your heart's content. no drama, no issues, just vibes 🧚

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

this function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older... yeah, she's not there yet, sorry babe 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

go read those too, iykyk 💖

and that's the whole page, fr fr. this one came to you from the Simple Directmedia Layer, version SDL 3.4.18, under the name SDL_GetJoystickPathForID(3) — mwah, go get that joystick path bestie, you ate 💅✨🎀

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