NAME¶

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

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

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

DESCRIPTION¶

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

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

vendor_id

The Vendor ID (VID) of the device to open.

product_id

The Product ID (PID) of the device to open.

serial_number

The Serial Number of the device to open (Optionally NULL).

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns a pointer to a SDL_hid_device
object on success or NULL on failure.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.