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

SDL_SensorGetDeviceType

Get the type of a sensor.

Header File

Defined in SDL_sensor.h

Syntax

SDL_SensorType SDL_SensorGetDeviceType(int device_index);

Function Parameters

device_index The sensor to get the type from

Return Value

Returns the SDL_SensorType, or SDL_SENSOR_INVALID if device_index is out of range.

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategorySensor