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

SDL_JoystickPathForIndex

Get the implementation dependent path of a joystick.

Header File

Defined in SDL_joystick.h

Syntax

const char* SDL_JoystickPathForIndex(int device_index);

Function Parameters

device_index the index of the joystick to query (the N'th joystick on the system)

Return Value

Returns the path of the selected joystick. If no path can be found, this function returns NULL; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

This can be called before any joysticks are opened.

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.24.0.

See Also

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryJoystick