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

SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAM

A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Bluetooth Steam Controllers should be used.

Header File

Defined in SDL_hints.h

Syntax

#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAM "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAM"

Remarks

This variable can be set to the following values:

• "0": HIDAPI driver is not used
• "1": HIDAPI driver is used for Steam Controllers, which requires Bluetooth access and may prompt the user for permission on iOS and Android.

The default is "0"

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIMacro, CategoryHints