SDL_GetMice() follows the SDL_GetStringRule

include/SDL3/SDL_mouse.h

@@ -135,17 +135,18 @@ extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_HasMouse(void);
  * You should wait for input from a device before you consider it actively in
  * use.
  *
- * \param count a pointer filled in with the number of mice returned.
- * \returns a 0 terminated array of mouse instance IDs which should be freed
- *          with SDL_free(), or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
+ * The returned array follows the SDL_GetStringRule, and will be automatically freed later.
+ *
+ * \param count a pointer filled in with the number of mice returned, may be NULL.
+ * \returns a 0 terminated array of mouse instance IDs or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
  *          information.
  *
  * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
  *
  * \sa SDL_GetMouseNameForID
  * \sa SDL_HasMouse
  */
-extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_MouseID * SDLCALL SDL_GetMice(int *count);
+extern SDL_DECLSPEC const SDL_MouseID * SDLCALL SDL_GetMice(int *count);
 
 /**
  * Get the name of a mouse.

src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h

@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_GetMasksForPixelFormat,(SDL_PixelFormat a, int *b, Uint3
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_GetMaxHapticEffects,(SDL_Haptic *a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_GetMaxHapticEffectsPlaying,(SDL_Haptic *a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(void,SDL_GetMemoryFunctions,(SDL_malloc_func *a, SDL_calloc_func *b, SDL_realloc_func *c, SDL_free_func *d),(a,b,c,d),)
-SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_MouseID*,SDL_GetMice,(int *a),(a),return)
+SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(const SDL_MouseID*,SDL_GetMice,(int *a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_Keymod,SDL_GetModState,(void),(),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_Window*,SDL_GetMouseFocus,(void),(),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(const char*,SDL_GetMouseNameForID,(SDL_MouseID a),(a),return)

src/events/SDL_mouse.c

@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ SDL_bool SDL_HasMouse(void)
     return (SDL_mouse_count > 0);
 }
 
-SDL_MouseID *SDL_GetMice(int *count)
+const SDL_MouseID *SDL_GetMice(int *count)
 {
     int i;
     SDL_MouseID *mice;
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ SDL_MouseID *SDL_GetMice(int *count)
         }
     }
 
-    return mice;
+    return SDL_FreeLater(mice);
 }
 
 const char *SDL_GetMouseNameForID(SDL_MouseID instance_id)

src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c

@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ void WIN_CheckKeyboardAndMouseHotplug(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_bool initial_c
     int new_keyboard_count = 0;
     SDL_KeyboardID *new_keyboards = NULL;
     int old_mouse_count = 0;
-    SDL_MouseID *old_mice = NULL;
+    const SDL_MouseID *old_mice = NULL;
     int new_mouse_count = 0;
     SDL_MouseID *new_mice = NULL;
     SDL_bool send_event = !initial_check;
@@ -983,7 +983,6 @@ void WIN_CheckKeyboardAndMouseHotplug(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_bool initial_c
     }
 
     SDL_free(new_keyboards);
-    SDL_free(old_mice);
     SDL_free(new_mice);
 
     SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList(devinfo);

src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c

@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ void X11_Xinput2UpdateDevices(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_bool initial_check)
     int new_keyboard_count = 0;
     SDL_KeyboardID *new_keyboards = NULL;
     int old_mouse_count = 0;
-    SDL_MouseID *old_mice = NULL;
+    const SDL_MouseID *old_mice = NULL;
     int new_mouse_count = 0;
     SDL_MouseID *new_mice = NULL;
     int old_touch_count = 0;

test/testhotplug.c

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     SDL_GetKeyboards(&num_keyboards);
     SDL_Log("There are %d keyboards at startup\n", num_keyboards);
 
-    SDL_free(SDL_GetMice(&num_mice));
+    SDL_GetMice(&num_mice);
     SDL_Log("There are %d mice at startup\n", num_mice);
 
     SDL_GetJoysticks(&num_joysticks);