NAME¶

SDL_GetJoystickTypeForID - Get the type of a joystick, if available.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_joystick.h>

SDL_JoystickType SDL_GetJoystickTypeForID(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 SDL_JoystickType of the selected joystick. If called with an invalid instance_id, this function returns SDL_JOYSTICK_TYPE_UNKNOWN.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_GetJoystickType(3), SDL_GetJoysticks(3)