NAME¶

SDL_GetGamepads - Get a list of currently connected gamepads.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_gamepad.h>

SDL_JoystickID * SDL_GetGamepads(int *count);

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

count

a pointer filled in with the number of gamepads returned, may be NULL.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns a 0 terminated array of joystick instance IDs or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information. This should be freed with SDL_free() when it is no longer needed.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_HasGamepad(3), SDL_OpenGamepad(3)