SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_LIBUSB(3)

💖 SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_LIBUSB 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS section of the manual, and today's main character is SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_LIBUSB ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_LIBUSB — a variable that controls whether HIDAPI uses libusb for device access 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

#define SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_LIBUSB "SDL_HIDAPI_LIBUSB"

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea, bestie 🍓 by default, libusb is only used for a few devices — the ones that literally require direct USB access, no cap. and the way you control that whole situation is with SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_LIBUSB_WHITELIST 💅

this variable can be set to these values, and yes you have exactly two options, it's giving minimalism:

• "0" — HIDAPI will not use libusb for device access 🙈
• "1" — HIDAPI will use libusb for device access if available. this one is the default, periodt 👑

⚠️ listen up because this part matters: this hint should be set before SDL is initialized. like, before. don't be out here setting it after and wondering why nothing slays 😭

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

this hint has been available since SDL 3.2.0 ⭐ so if you're on anything older, it's simply not giving, sorry bestie 🫶

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and that's the whole page, you ate it 💜

Simple Directmedia Layer 🎀 SDL 3.4.18 🎀 that's the source and version, and this little manual page is officially signed off — go forth and configure your HIDAPI, queen 👑✨