(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_HIDAPI_VERTICAL_JOY_CONS

A variable controlling whether Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers will be in vertical mode when using the HIDAPI driver.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

Syntax

#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_VERTICAL_JOY_CONS "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_VERTICAL_JOY_CONS"

Remarks

The variable can be set to the following values:

• "0": Left and right Joy-Con controllers will not be in vertical mode. (default)
• "1": Left and right Joy-Con controllers will be in vertical mode.

This hint should be set before opening a Joy-Con controller.

Version

This hint is available since SDL 3.0.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIMacro, CategoryHints