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

Query whether or not the joystick at a given device index is virtual.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
SDL_bool SDL_JoystickIsVirtual(int device_index);
```

## Function Parameters

|     |                  |                          |
| --- | ---------------- | ------------------------ |
| int | **device_index** | a joystick device index. |

## Return Value

([SDL_bool](SDL_bool)) Returns [SDL_TRUE](SDL_TRUE) if the joystick is
virtual, [SDL_FALSE](SDL_FALSE) otherwise.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.14.

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryJoystick](CategoryJoystick)