SDL_HINT_JOY...RELATE_XINPUT(3)

💖 NAME 💖

SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT_CORRELATE_XINPUT — okay so bestie, this is the variable that decides whether the RAWINPUT driver should go grab correlated data from XInput. Yes, they're talking to each other. It's giving collaborative. 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT_CORRELATE_XINPUT "SDL_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT_CORRELATE_XINPUT"

That #define is literally just the string, character for character, no cap. 💅

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

So the variable can be set to these values, and you're gonna want to pick one:

• "0" — RAWINPUT driver will only use data from raw input APIs. Nothing else, no side quests, it stays in its lane. 🦋
• "1" — RAWINPUT driver will also pull data from XInput and Windows.Gaming.Input, which gives you better trigger axes, guide button presses, and rumble support for Xbox controllers. 👑✨ And yeah — this is the default. The main character option, honestly.

🌸 Important vibe check: this hint should be set before a gamepad is opened. Like, set it early, bestie. Timing matters. Don't come in late and expect it to work, because it will not. 😭

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💜 AVAILABILITY 💜

This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0. It's not ancient lore, it's a newer era. 🧚

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Anyway, that's the whole page — Simple Directmedia Layer, SDL 3.4.18, from the SDL3 FUNCTIONS manual. Slay, go correlate your inputs, ily, mwah 💖💅🎀