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

Get the [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) associated with a player index.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
SDL_Joystick* SDL_JoystickFromPlayerIndex(int player_index);

```

## Function Parameters

|                      |                                                              |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **player_index**     | the player index to get the [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) for |

## Return Value

Returns an [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) on success or NULL on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.12.

----
[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction)