SDL_GETMAXHAPTICEFFECTSPLAYING(3)

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

💖 SDL_GetMaxHapticEffectsPlaying 💖

okay bestie, so this one lives in the SDL3 FUNCTIONS section of the manual (yes, that SDL3, the whole SDL3/SDL_haptic.h cinematic universe 🎀) and it's literally about how many haptic effects your lil rumble device can vibe with at the same time. no cap. let's get into it 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_GetHapticEffectsPlaying — wait no, it's SDL_GetMaxHapticEffectsPlaying 💅 — this function gets you the number of effects a haptic device can play at the same time. like, simultaneous. overlapping. the multitasking queen energy of rumble 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_haptic.h>

int SDL_GetMaxHapticEffectsPlaying(SDL_Haptic *haptic);

that's it, that's the whole vibe. one include, one function, one SDL_Haptic * pointer. we love a minimal slay 💖

🫶 DESCRIPTION 🫶

okay so real talk: this is not supported on all platforms, but here's the iconic part — it will always return a value. like, it never ghosts you. it always gives you something. whether that something is meaningful on your platform is between you and the platform, but the function is showing up and doing its job regardless 🌈

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

  • haptic — the SDL_Haptic device you're querying for its max playing effects. it's the device, bestie. the actual hardware object. you hand it over and it tells you its limits 💜

⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

it returns the number of effects the haptic device can play at the same time, or -1 on failure 😭 — and if you get that -1, you gotta call SDL_GetError() for more information, because -1 alone is giving absolutely nothing and you deserve answers, periodt.

no fr fr, always check for -1 and always go get the error string. that's the move. don't just sit there wondering 🙈

🌷 AVAILABILITY 🌷

this function has been available since SDL 3.2.0 ✨ so if you're on anything older, sorry babe, it's not there yet. upgrade era 💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read those too, they're the sister functions and they also ate 👑

mwah 💖 stay rumble-y, bestie. this page is straight from Simple Directmedia Layer, rocking SDL 3.4.18, and it's filed under the manual-page name SDL_GetMaxHap...ffectsPlaying(3) — yes the title got truncated mid-word, we don't talk about it, it's iconic in its own way 🎀✨

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