(This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; SDL3 is the current development version.)

SDL_HINT_DIRECTINPUT_ENABLED

A variable that lets you disable the detection and use of DirectInput gamepad devices

Header File

Defined in SDL_hints.h

Syntax

#define SDL_HINT_DIRECTINPUT_ENABLED "SDL_DIRECTINPUT_ENABLED"

Remarks

The variable can be set to the following values:

• "0": Disable DirectInput detection (only uses XInput)
• "1": Enable DirectInput detection (the default)

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIMacro, CategoryHints