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

SDL_SensorOpen

Open a sensor for use.

Header File

Defined in SDL_sensor.h

Syntax

SDL_Sensor* SDL_SensorOpen(int device_index);

Function Parameters

device_index The sensor to open

Return Value

Returns an SDL_Sensor sensor object, or NULL if an error occurred.

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.


CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategorySensor