(This is the documentation for SDL3, which is under heavy development and the API is changing! SDL2 is the current stable 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 <SDL3/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. (default)
• "1": Enable joystick & gamecontroller input events when the application is in the background.

This hint can be set anytime.

Version

This hint is available since SDL 3.0.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIMacro, CategoryHints