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

Get the game controller mapping string for a given GUID.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
char * SDL_GameControllerMappingForGUID(SDL_JoystickGUID guid);

```

## Function Parameters

|              |                                                                |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **guid**     | a structure containing the GUID for which a mapping is desired |

## Return Value

Returns a mapping string or NULL on error; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Remarks

The returned string must be freed with [SDL_free](SDL_free)().

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_JoystickGetDeviceGUID](SDL_JoystickGetDeviceGUID)
* [SDL_JoystickGetGUID](SDL_JoystickGetGUID)

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