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

Get the firmware version of an opened joystick, if available.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
Uint16 SDL_JoystickGetFirmwareVersion(SDL_Joystick *joystick);

```

## Function Parameters

|                  |                                                                                       |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **joystick**     | the [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) obtained from [SDL_JoystickOpen](SDL_JoystickOpen)() |

## Return Value

Returns the firmware version of the selected joystick, or 0 if unavailable.

## Remarks

If the firmware version isn't available this function returns 0.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.24.0.

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