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

SDL_JoystickName

Get the implementation dependent name of a joystick.

Header File

Syntax

const char* SDL_JoystickName(SDL_Joystick *joystick);

Function Parameters

SDL_Joystick *

joystick

the SDL_Joystick obtained from SDL_JoystickOpen().

Return Value

(const char *) Returns the name of the selected joystick. If no name can be found, this function returns NULL; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.