SDL_HINT_AUTO_UPDATE_JOYSTICKS(3)

💖 SDL_HINT_AUTO_UPDATE_JOYSTICKS(3) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual, where we're talking about the one and only SDL_HINT_AUTO_UPDATE_JOYSTICKS. it's giving "let SDL handle your joystick refresh, or take the wheel yourself" energy, and honestly? iconic either way. 🎮✨

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_HINT_AUTO_UPDATE_JOYSTICKS — a variable controlling whether SDL updates joystick state when getting input events.

like, it literally decides if SDL keeps your joysticks fresh while it's out here collecting input events. no cap. 🕹️

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

#define SDL_HINT_AUTO_UPDATE_JOYSTICKS "SDL_AUTO_UPDATE_JOYSTICKS"

yep, that's the whole vibe. include the header, and the hint name string is literally "SDL_AUTO_UPDATE_JOYSTICKS". 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea: this variable can be set to the following values, and you get to pick your main character moment:

• "0" — you'll call SDL_UpdateJoysticks() manually. you're the driver, bestie. hands on the wheel. 🫶
• "1" — SDL will automatically call SDL_UpdateJoysticks(). this is the default, so if you say nothing, SDL is already on it. slay. ✨

This hint can be set anytime. like, no weird timing rules, no "only before init" nonsense. set it whenever, queen. 👑

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

this hint is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on anything older, it's not gonna know what you're talking about, and that's lowkey tragic. 😭

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Simple Directmedia Layer • SDL 3.4.18 • SDL_HINT_AUTO_UPDATE_JOYSTICKS(3)

that's the whole page, bestie — go forth and let SDL update those joysticks (or don't, you're in charge). periodt. 💖🎀🦋