NAME¶

SDL_GetKeyboards - Get a list of currently connected keyboards.

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_keyboard.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_KeyboardID * SDL_GetKeyboards(int *count);

DESCRIPTION¶

Note that this will include any device or virtual driver that includes keyboard functionality, including some mice, KVM switches, motherboard power buttons, etc. You should wait for input from a device before you consider it actively in use.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

count

a pointer filled in with the number of keyboards returned, may be NULL.

RETURN VALUE¶

( SDL_KeyboardID
*) Returns a 0 terminated array of keyboards instance IDs or NULL on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information. This should be freed with SDL_free () when it is no longer needed.

THREAD SAFETY¶

This function should only be called on the main thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO¶

•(3), SDL_GetKeyboardNameForID(3), •(3), SDL_HasKeyboard(3)