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.TH SDL_GetPenName 3 "SDL 3.1.0" "SDL" "SDL3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
SDL_GetPenName \- Retrieves a human-readable description for a ::
.BR SDL_PenID
\[char46]
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3/SDL.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "const char* SDL_GetPenName(SDL_PenID instance_id);
.fi
.SH FUNCTION PARAMETERS
.TP
.I instance_id
The pen to query\[char46]
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns A string that contains the name of the pen, intended for human
consumption\[char46] The string might or might not be localised, depending on
platform settings\[char46] It is not guaranteed to be unique; use
::
.BR SDL_GetPenGUID
() for (best-effort) unique identifiers\[char46]
The pointer is managed by the SDL pen subsystem and must not be
deallocated\[char46] The pointer remains valid until SDL is shut down\[char46] Returns NULL
on error (cf\[char46] ::
.BR SDL_GetError
())

.SH AVAILABILITY
This function is available since SDL 3\[char46]0\[char46]0