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= SDL_GameControllerNameForIndex =
Use this function to get the implementation dependent name for the game controller.


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== Syntax ==
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const char* SDL_GameControllerNameForIndex(int joystick_index)
}}}


== Function Parameters ==
||'''joystick_index'''||the device_index of a device, up to [[SDL_NumJoysticks]]()||


== Return Value ==
Returns the implementation dependent name for the game controller, or NULL if there is no name or the index is invalid.

== Code Examples ==
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for (int i = 0; i < SDL_NumJoysticks(); ++i) {
    const char *name = SDL_GameControllerNameForIndex(i);
    if (name) {
        printf("Joystick %i has game controller name '%s'\n", i, name);
    } else {
        printf("Joystick %i has no game controller name.\n", i);
    }
}
}}}


== Remarks ==
This function can be called before any controllers are opened.

'''joystick_index''' is the same as the `device_index` passed to [[SDL_JoystickOpen]]().


== Version ==
This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.


== Related Functions ==
 .[[SDL_GameControllerName]]
 .[[SDL_GameControllerOpen]]
 .[[SDL_IsGameController]]

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[[CategoryAPI]], [[CategoryGameController]]
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