= SDL_GameControllerTypeForIndex =

Get the type of a game controller.

== Syntax ==

<syntaxhighlight lang='c'>
SDL_GameControllerType SDL_GameControllerTypeForIndex(int joystick_index);
</syntaxhighlight>

== Function Parameters ==

{|
|'''joystick_index'''
|the device_index of a device, from zero to [[SDL_NumJoysticks]]()-1
|}

== Return Value ==

Returns the controller type.

== Remarks ==

This can be called before any controllers are opened.

== Version ==

This function is available since SDL 2.0.12.

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