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

Get the implementation dependent name for the game controller.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
const char* SDL_GameControllerNameForIndex(int joystick_index);
```

## Function Parameters

|     |                    |                                                                                      |
| --- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| int | **joystick_index** | the device_index of a device, from zero to [SDL_NumJoysticks](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](SDL_JoystickOpen)().

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_GameControllerName](SDL_GameControllerName)
- [SDL_GameControllerOpen](SDL_GameControllerOpen)
- [SDL_IsGameController](SDL_IsGameController)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryGameController](CategoryGameController)