NAME¶

SDL_hid_open_path - Open a HID device by its path name.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_hidapi.h>

SDL_hid_device * SDL_hid_open_path(const char *path);

DESCRIPTION¶

The path name be determined by calling SDL_hid_enumerate(), or a platform-specific path name can be used (eg: /dev/hidraw0 on Linux).

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

path

the path name of the device to open.

RETURN VALUE¶

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 3.2.0.