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SDL_hid_open_path

Open a HID device by its path name.

#include <SDL3/SDL_hidapi.h>
SDL_hid_device * SDL_hid_open_path(const char *path);

The path name be determined by calling SDL_hid_enumerate(), or a platform-specific path name can be used (eg: /dev/hidraw0 on Linux).

the path name of the device to open.

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

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.