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SDL_guid.h
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21
22/* WIKI CATEGORY: GUID */
23
24/**
25 * # CategoryGUID
26 *
27 * A GUID is a 128-bit value that represents something that is uniquely
28 * identifiable by this value: "globally unique."
29 */
30
31#ifndef SDL_guid_h_
32#define SDL_guid_h_
33
34#include "SDL_stdinc.h"
35#include "SDL_error.h"
36
37#include "begin_code.h"
38/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
39#ifdef __cplusplus
40extern "C" {
41#endif
42
43/**
44 * An SDL_GUID is a 128-bit identifier.
45 *
46 * This is an acronym for "Globally Unique ID."
47 *
48 * While a GUID can be used to assign a unique value to almost anything, in
49 * SDL these are largely used to identify input devices across runs of SDL
50 * programs on the same platform.If the device is detached and then
51 * re-attached to a different port, or if the base system is rebooted, the
52 * device should still report the same GUID.
53 *
54 * GUIDs are as precise as possible but are not guaranteed to distinguish
55 * physically distinct but equivalent devices. For example, two game
56 * controllers from the same vendor with the same product ID and revision may
57 * have the same GUID.
58 *
59 * GUIDs may be platform-dependent (i.e., the same device may report different
60 * GUIDs on different operating systems).
61 */
62typedef struct SDL_GUID {
64} SDL_GUID;
65
66/* Function prototypes */
67
68/**
69 * Get an ASCII string representation for a given SDL_GUID.
70 *
71 * You should supply at least 33 bytes for pszGUID.
72 *
73 * \param guid the SDL_GUID you wish to convert to string.
74 * \param pszGUID buffer in which to write the ASCII string.
75 * \param cbGUID the size of pszGUID.
76 *
77 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.24.0.
78 *
79 * \sa SDL_GUIDFromString
80 */
81extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_GUIDToString(SDL_GUID guid, char *pszGUID, int cbGUID);
82
83/**
84 * Convert a GUID string into a SDL_GUID structure.
85 *
86 * Performs no error checking. If this function is given a string containing
87 * an invalid GUID, the function will silently succeed, but the GUID generated
88 * will not be useful.
89 *
90 * \param pchGUID string containing an ASCII representation of a GUID.
91 * \returns a SDL_GUID structure.
92 *
93 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.24.0.
94 *
95 * \sa SDL_GUIDToString
96 */
97extern DECLSPEC SDL_GUID SDLCALL SDL_GUIDFromString(const char *pchGUID);
98
99/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
100#ifdef __cplusplus
101}
102#endif
103#include "close_code.h"
104
105#endif /* SDL_guid_h_ */
106
107/* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
SDL_GUID SDL_GUIDFromString(const char *pchGUID)
void SDL_GUIDToString(SDL_GUID guid, char *pszGUID, int cbGUID)
uint8_t Uint8
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:203
Uint8 data[16]
Definition SDL_guid.h:63