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

SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS

A variable that lets you enable joystick (and gamecontroller) events even when your app is in the background.

Header File

Defined in SDL_hints.h

Syntax

#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS "SDL_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS"

Remarks

The variable can be set to the following values:

• "0": Disable joystick & gamecontroller input events when the application is in the background.
• "1": Enable joystick & gamecontroller input events when the application is in the background.

The default value is "0". This hint may be set at any time.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIMacro, CategoryHints