###### (This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current development version.)
# SDL_GameControllerGetSensorDataWithTimestamp

Get the current state of a game controller sensor with the timestamp of the last update.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_gamecontroller.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_gamecontroller.h)

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_GameControllerGetSensorDataWithTimestamp(SDL_GameController *gamecontroller, SDL_SensorType type, Uint64 *timestamp, float *data, int num_values);

```

## Function Parameters

|                        |                                                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **gamecontroller**     | The controller to query                                                                                     |
| **type**               | The type of sensor to query                                                                                 |
| **timestamp**          | A pointer filled with the timestamp in microseconds of the current sensor reading if available, or 0 if not |
| **data**               | A pointer filled with the current sensor state                                                              |
| **num_values**         | The number of values to write to data                                                                       |

## Return Value

Return 0 or -1 if an error occurred.

## Remarks

The number of values and interpretation of the data is sensor dependent.
See [SDL_sensor](SDL_sensor).h for the details for each type of sensor.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.26.0.

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