NAME¶

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

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_joystick.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_JoystickType SDL_GetJoystickInstanceType(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 3.0.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_GetJoystickType(3), SDL_GetJoysticks(3)