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

Get the status of a specified joystick.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
SDL_bool SDL_JoystickGetAttached(SDL_Joystick *joystick);

```

## Function Parameters

|                  |                       |
| ---------------- | --------------------- |
| **joystick**     | the joystick to query |

## Return Value

Returns [SDL_TRUE](SDL_TRUE) if the joystick has been opened,
[SDL_FALSE](SDL_FALSE) if it has not; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)()
for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_JoystickClose](SDL_JoystickClose)
* [SDL_JoystickOpen](SDL_JoystickOpen)

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