# SDL_GameControllerGetBindForButton

Get the SDL joystick layer binding for a controller button mapping.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_gamecontroller.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_gamecontroller.h)

## Syntax

```c
extern DECLSPEC SDL_GameControllerButtonBind SDLCALL
SDL_GameControllerGetBindForButton(SDL_GameController *gamecontroller,
                                   SDL_GameControllerButton button);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                                      |                    |                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_GameController](SDL_GameController) *           | **gamecontroller** | a game controller.                                                                    |
| [SDL_GameControllerButton](SDL_GameControllerButton) | **button**         | an button enum value (an [SDL_GameControllerButton](SDL_GameControllerButton) value). |

## Return Value

([SDL_GameControllerButtonBind](SDL_GameControllerButtonBind)) Returns a
[SDL_GameControllerButtonBind](SDL_GameControllerButtonBind) describing the
bind. On failure (like the given Controller button doesn't exist on the
device), its `.bindType` will be
[`SDL_CONTROLLER_BINDTYPE_NONE`](SDL_CONTROLLER_BINDTYPE_NONE).

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_GameControllerGetBindForAxis](SDL_GameControllerGetBindForAxis)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryGameController](CategoryGameController)

