---
name: "SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES_EXCEPT"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsdl3-doc"
version: "3.2.10+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES_EXCEPT"
---

# SDL\_HINT\_GAMECONTROLLER\_IGNORE\_DEVICES\_EXCEPT(3)

If set, all devices will be skipped when scanning for game controllers except for the ones listed in this variable.

## NAME

SDL\_HINT\_GAMECONTROLLER\_IGNORE\_DEVICES\_EXCEPT - If set, all devices will be skipped when scanning for game controllers except for the ones listed in this variable.

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_hints.h

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
```

**#define SDL\_HINT\_GAMECONTROLLER\_IGNORE\_DEVICES\_EXCEPT** *SDL\_GAMECONTROLLER\_IGNORE\_DEVICES\_EXCEPT"*

## DESCRIPTION

The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in hexadecimal form, e.g.

0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD

The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.

This hint can be set anytime.

## AVAILABILITY

This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.