NAME¶

SDL_hid_open - Open a HID device using a Vendor ID (VID), Product ID (PID) and optionally a serial number.

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_hidapi.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_hid_device * SDL_hid_open(unsigned short vendor_id, unsigned short product_id, const wchar_t *serial_number);

DESCRIPTION¶

If serial_number is NULL, the first device with the specified VID and PID is opened.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

vendor_id

the Vendor ID (VID) of the device to open.

product_id

the Product ID (PID) of the device to open.

serial_number

the Serial Number of the device to open (Optionally NULL).

RETURN VALUE¶

( SDL_hid_device
*) Returns a pointer to a

SDL_hid_device
object on success or NULL on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.