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= SDL_JoystickNameForIndex =
Use this function to get the implementation dependent name of a joystick.

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== Syntax ==
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const char* SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(int device_index)
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== Function Parameters ==
||'''device_index'''||the index of the joystick to query (the N'th joystick on the system)||

== Return Value ==
Returns the name of the selected joystick.  If no name can be found, this function returns NULL; call [[SDL_GetError]]() for more information.

== Code Examples ==

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/* Print the names of all attached joysticks */
int num_joy, i;
num_joy = SDL_NumJoysticks();
printf("%d joysticks found\n", num_joy);
for (i = 0; i < num_joy; ++i) {
    printf("%s\n", SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(i));
}
}}}

== Remarks ==
This can be called before any joysticks are opened.

== Related Functions ==
 .[[SDL_JoystickName]]
 .[[SDL_JoystickOpen]]

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[[CategoryAPI]], [[CategoryJoystick]]