(This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. SDL2 was the previous version!)

SDL_hid_open

Open a HID device using a Vendor ID (VID), Product ID (PID) and optionally a serial number.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_hidapi.h>

Syntax

SDL_hid_device * SDL_hid_open(unsigned short vendor_id, unsigned short product_id, const wchar_t *serial_number);

Function Parameters

unsigned short	vendor_id	the Vendor ID (VID) of the device to open.
unsigned short	product_id	the Product ID (PID) of the device to open.
const wchar_t *	serial_number	the Serial Number of the device to open (Optionally NULL).

Return Value

(SDL_hid_device *) Returns a pointer to a SDL_hid_device object on success or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

If serial_number is NULL, the first device with the specified VID and PID is opened.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

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CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryHIDAPI

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