###### (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_GetSensorType Get the type of a sensor. ## Syntax ```c SDL_SensorType SDL_GetSensorType(SDL_Sensor *sensor); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | **sensor** | The [SDL_Sensor](SDL_Sensor) object to inspect | ## Return Value Returns the [SDL_SensorType](SDL_SensorType) type, or [`SDL_SENSOR_INVALID`](SDL_SENSOR_INVALID) if `sensor` is NULL. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.0.0. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI)