In some cases, SDL can identify a low-level joystick as being a certain
type of device, and will report it through SDL_GetJoystickType (or
SDL_GetJoystickTypeForID).
This is by no means a complete list of everything that can be plugged into
a computer.
An enum of some common joystick types.
In some cases, SDL can identify a low-level joystick as being a certain type of device, and will report it through SDL_GetJoystickType (or SDL_GetJoystickTypeForID).
This is by no means a complete list of everything that can be plugged into a computer.