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

SDL_JoystickNameForIndex

Get the implementation dependent name of a joystick.

Header File

Syntax

const char* SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(int device_index);

Function Parameters

int

device_index

the index of the joystick to query (the N'th joystick on the system).

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.

Remarks

This can be called before any joysticks are opened.

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.