###### (This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current development version.)
# SDL_GameControllerGetAttached

Check if a controller has been opened and is currently connected.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_gamecontroller.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_gamecontroller.h), but apps should _only_ `#include "SDL.h"`!

## Syntax

```c
SDL_bool SDL_GameControllerGetAttached(SDL_GameController *gamecontroller);

```

## Function Parameters

|                        |                                                                                                        |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **gamecontroller**     | a game controller identifier previously returned by [SDL_GameControllerOpen](SDL_GameControllerOpen)() |

## Return Value

Returns [SDL_TRUE](SDL_TRUE) if the controller has been opened and is
currently connected, or [SDL_FALSE](SDL_FALSE) if not.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_GameControllerClose](SDL_GameControllerClose)
* [SDL_GameControllerOpen](SDL_GameControllerOpen)

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