SDL_SetGamepadPlayerIndex(3)

💖 SDL_SetGamepadPlayerIndex 💖

okay so bestie, this is a page from the SDL3 FUNCTIONS manual — yes, that SDL3, the one you're already obsessed with — and today we're talking about telling a gamepad which player it belongs to. slay. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_SetGamepadPlayerIndex — set the player index of an opened gamepad. that's it, that's the vibe. 💅

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <SDL3/SDL_gamepad.h>

bool SDL_SetGamepadPlayerIndex(SDL_Gamepad *gamepad, int player_index);

🦋 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🦋

• gamepad — the gamepad object you're adjusting. the one getting its whole identity assigned, main character energy fr fr 👑
• player_index — the player index you wanna assign to this gamepad. or pass -1 to clear the player index and turn off the player LEDs. yes, -1 is the "no thoughts, head empty, LEDs off" option. 😌

⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

Returns true on success or false on failure — and if it fails, call SDL_GetError() for more information. like always, bestie, the error function has the tea. 🍓

🌈 THREAD SAFETY 🌈

It is safe to call this function from any thread. no cap. any thread. go wild. 🧚

💜 AVAILABILITY 💜

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older... we don't know her. 💀

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• SDL_GetGamepadPlayerIndex(3) — the read-only sibling, the one who just wants to know things 🫶

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lowkey reminder: -1 isn't a player, it's a vibe reset. LEDs off, index cleared, gamepad in its quiet era. 🙈

Simple Directmedia Layer, SDL 3.4.18 — mwah, that's the whole page, thanks for coming to my TED talk, ily, bye bestie! 🎀💖✨