NAME¶

SDL_GetJoystickNameForID - Get the implementation dependent name of a joystick.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_joystick.h>

const char * SDL_GetJoystickNameForID(SDL_JoystickID instance_id);

DESCRIPTION¶

This can be called before any joysticks are opened.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

instance_id

the joystick instance ID.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns the name of the selected joystick. If no name can be found, this function returns NULL; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_GetJoystickName(3), SDL_GetJoysticks(3)