SDL_HINT_GAM...EVICES_EXCEPT(3)

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES_EXCEPT — bestie, if you set this one, every single device gets skipped when we're scanning for game controllers… except the ones you list in this variable. it's giving VIP list energy 💅

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

#define SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES_EXCEPT "SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES_EXCEPT"

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so the format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs, in hexadecimal form, like:

0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD

and here's the plot twist: the variable can also take the form of @file — and in that case the named file gets loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable. so it's not just a string, it's a string that can ✨summon a file✨ 🦋

This hint can be set anytime. no cap. 🔥

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👑 AVAILABILITY 👑

This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0. periodt 💖

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k bye bestie, this page came to you courtesy of <strong>Simple Directmedia Layer</strong>, SDL <strong>3.4.18</strong> — go forth and whitelist your controllers, ily 🫶🌸