NAME¶

SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3 - A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for PS3 controllers should be used.

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_hints.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3 SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3"

DESCRIPTION¶

The variable can be set to the following values:

• "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.

• "1": HIDAPI driver is used.

The default is the value of

SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI
on macOS, and "0" on other platforms.

For official Sony driver (sixaxis.sys) use

SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3_SIXAXIS_DRIVER . See https://github.com/ViGEm/DsHidMini for an alternative driver on Windows.

This hint should be set before enumerating controllers.

AVAILABILITY¶

This hint is available since SDL 3.1.3.