SDL_SetGamepadSensorEnabled(3)

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version 3.4.18 · 9 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 SDL_SetGamepadSensorEnabled 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual, and today's main character is SDL_SetGamepadSensorEnabled(3) — the glow-up button for your controller's inner sensors. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_SetGamepadSensorEnabled — turn the data reporting for a gamepad sensor on or off. that's it. that's the whole job. 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <SDL3/SDL_gamepad.h>

bool SDL_SetGamepadSensorEnabled(SDL_Gamepad *gamepad, SDL_SensorType type, bool enabled);

like, look at her. three little args and a bool back. iconic. 👑

🦋 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🦋

  • gamepad — the gamepad you're updating, obvi. hand her over. 🎮
  • type — the type of sensor you wanna enable/disable. (SDL_SensorType, if you're keeping receipts.)
  • enabled — whether data reporting should be enabled. true = she's reporting, false = she's on do-not-disturb. 🙈

⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

Returns true on success or false on failure. and if it's a false? bestie, don't panic, just call SDL_GetError() for more information. she'll tell you what went wrong. 😭

🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

It is safe to call this function from any thread. yes, ANY. go off, multithreaded queen. 🔥

🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on something older... no she didn't. 💀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

iykyk, go read those next. 🫶

ok that's the whole page, no notes. sensor reporting: enabled. bestie: informed. periodt. 💖

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