# SimConnect_EnumerateControllers<no value>
The **SimConnect\_EnumerateControllers** function is used to retrieve a list of every device that is currently plugged into the simulation.

 

##### Syntax

``` cpp
SIMCONNECTAPI SimConnect_EnumerateControllers(
    HANDLE hSimConnect
    );
```

 

##### Parameters

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| Parameter     | Description                    | Type    |
|---------------|--------------------------------|---------|
| `hSimConnect` | Handle to a SimConnect object. | Integer |

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##### Return Values

The function returns an **HRESULT**. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

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| Return value | Description             |
|--------------|-------------------------|
| S\_OK        | The function succeeded. |
| E\_FAIL      | The function failed.    |

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Might throw the following exception:

-   `SIMCONNECT_EXCEPTION_ERROR` - an internal error occurs or if no devices are plugged

 

##### Remarks

This function will generate a `SIMCONNECT_RECV_CONTROLLERS_LIST` response (with the [ID](../structures-and-enumerations/simconnect-recv-id/) `SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_CONTROLLERS_LIST`), which will contain a list `SIMCONNECT_CONTROLLER_ITEM` structs.