###### (This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current development version.) # SDL_SensorGetDeviceType Get the type of a sensor. ## Header File Defined in [SDL_sensor.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_sensor.h) ## Syntax ```c SDL_SensorType SDL_SensorGetDeviceType(int device_index); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | -------------------- | ------------------------------- | | **device_index** | The sensor to get the type from | ## Return Value Returns the [SDL_SensorType](SDL_SensorType), or [`SDL_SENSOR_INVALID`](SDL_SENSOR_INVALID) if `device_index` is out of range. ## Version This function is available since SDL 2.0.9. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction)