SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX(3)

💖 SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX(3) 💖

okay bestie so we're in the SDL3 FUNCTIONS section of the manual, and today's main character is a hint variable. yes, a variable. and honestly? she's kind of a baddie. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX — a variable that controls whether the HIDAPI driver for XBox controllers should be used. that's it, that's the whole vibe. do we want the HIDAPI driver for Xbox pads or not 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX"

like, you literally just #include the header and the macro is right there, waiting for you, already iconic ✨

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the tea 🍓 — you set this variable, and you can set it to these values:

• "0" — HIDAPI driver is not used. she's sitting this one out.
• "1" — HIDAPI driver is used. she's on the roster, she's playing, periodt 👑

and the default? okay this is the part where it gets a lil spicy:

• on Windows, the default is "0"
• otherwise (everywhere else), the default is whatever the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI is

so yeah, she's lowkey taking orders from her big sister hint on non-Windows systems. iykyk 🌸

⚠️ timing matters bestie!! This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads. if you set it after, it's giving "too late, already made my choices" 💀

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✨ AVAILABILITY ✨

This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older, no hint for you, sorry not sorry 🙈

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and that's the whole page bestie!! go forth and configure your controllers with main character energy 🦋

🌸💜 this little writeup comes to you from Simple Directmedia Layer, living its best life at version SDL 3.4.18 — stay slay, stay compiled, and always read your hints before init 💅✨🎀