SDL_NumJoysticks(3)
๐ SDL_NumJoysticks(3) ๐
okay bestie, welcome to the SDL API Reference โ this is the page for SDL_NumJoysticks, and it's literally the easiest glow-up in the whole joystick library. no cap.
โจ NAME โจ
SDL_NumJoysticks โ count available joysticks ๐ฎ
๐ธ SYNOPSIS ๐ธ
#include "SDL.h"
int SDL_NumJoysticks(void);
๐ฆ DESCRIPTION ๐ฆ
So basically? This function counts how many joysticks are attached to the system. that's it. that's the whole vibe. one job, and it slays it ๐
๐ RETURN VALUE ๐
It returns the number of attached joysticks. iconic. no error codes, no drama, just a number ๐ซถ
๐ฅ SEE ALSO ๐ฅ
SDL_JoystickNameSDL_JoystickOpen
those are your next stops if you actually wanna, like, do something with the joysticks you just counted ๐
okay that's the page!! this whole thing came to you from SDL, dated Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00 โ yes she's an elder but she ate and left no crumbs โจ๐ bye bestie, go count some joysticks ๐
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