libevdev/man/libevdev_get_name.txt

libevdev_get_name(3)
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NAME
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libevdev_get_name, libevdev_get_product_id, libevdev_get_vendor_id,
libevdev_get_bustype, libevdev_get_version, libevdev_get_driver_version - retreive information about this device

SYNOPSIS
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#include <libevdev/libevdev.h>

const char* libevdev_get_name(const struct libevdev *dev);

int libevdev_get_product_id(const struct libevdev *dev);

int libevdev_get_vendor_id(const struct libevdev *dev);

int libevdev_get_bustype(const struct libevdev *dev);

int libevdev_get_version(const struct libevdev *dev);

int libevdev_get_driver_version(const struct libevdev *dev);

DESCRIPTION
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*libevdev_get_name* returns a pointer to the device name as set by the
kernel.

*libevdev_get_product_id* and *libevdev_get_vendor_id* return the numeric
product and vendor ID as set by the kernel.

*libevdev_get_bustype* returns the numeric bus type as set by the kernel.

*libevdev_get_version* returns the firmware or driver version.

*libevdev_get_driver_version* returns the version of the evdev kernel
driver.

PARAMETERS
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*dev*::
	Pointer to the libevdev device.

RETURN VALUE
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*libevdev_get_name* returns a const pointer to the device name.

*libevdev_get_product_id*, *libevdev_get_vendor_id* and
*libevdev_get_bustype*, *libevdev_get_version* return the numeric product
ID, vendor ID, bus type or version.

*libevdev_get_driver_version* returns the version of the evdev kernel
driver.

SEE ALSO
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libevdev_has_event_type(3), libevdev_has_event_code(3)