###### (This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current development version.) # SDL_GameControllerGetPlayerIndex Get the player index of an opened game controller. ## Syntax ```c int SDL_GameControllerGetPlayerIndex(SDL_GameController *gamecontroller); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ | | **gamecontroller** | the game controller object to query. | ## Return Value Returns the player index for controller, or -1 if it's not available. ## Remarks For XInput controllers this returns the XInput user index. ## Version This function is available since SDL 2.0.9. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI)