(This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; SDL3 is the current stable version.)

SDL_GameControllerNameForIndex

Get the implementation dependent name for the game controller.

Header File

Defined in SDL_gamecontroller.h

Syntax

const char* SDL_GameControllerNameForIndex(int joystick_index);

Function Parameters

int

joystick_index

the device_index of a device, from zero to SDL_NumJoysticks()-1.

Return Value

(const char *) Returns the implementation-dependent name for the game controller, or NULL if there is no name or the index is invalid.

Remarks

This function can be called before any controllers are opened.

joystick_index is the same as the device_index passed to SDL_JoystickOpen().

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

See Also

• SDL_GameControllerName
• SDL_GameControllerOpen
• SDL_IsGameController

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CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryGameController

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