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SDL_SendJoystickVirtualSensorData(3) SDL3 FUNCTIONS SDL_SendJoystickVirtualSensorData(3)

SDL_SendJoystickVirtualSensorData - Send a sensor update for an opened virtual joystick.

Defined in SDL3/SDL_joystick.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
bool SDL_SendJoystickVirtualSensorData(SDL_Joystick *joystick, SDL_SensorType type, Uint64 sensor_timestamp, const float *data, int num_values);

Please note that values set here will not be applied until the next call to

SDL_UpdateJoysticks , which can either be called directly, or can be called indirectly through various other SDL APIs, including, but not limited to the following:

SDL_PollEvent , SDL_PumpEvents ,

SDL_WaitEventTimeout ,

SDL_WaitEvent .

the virtual joystick on which to set state.
the type of the sensor on the virtual joystick to update.
a 64-bit timestamp in nanoseconds associated with the sensor reading.
the data associated with the sensor reading.
the number of values pointed to by data .

Returns true on success or false on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SDL 3.2.10 Simple Directmedia Layer