###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is under heavy development and the API is changing! [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) is the current stable version!) # SDL_GetSensorInstanceNonPortableType Get the platform dependent type of a sensor. ## Syntax ```c int SDL_GetSensorInstanceNonPortableType(SDL_SensorID instance_id); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | ------------------- | ---------------------- | | **instance_id** | the sensor instance ID | ## Return Value Returns the sensor platform dependent type, or -1 if `instance_id` is not valid ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.0.0. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI)