# SDL_AttachVirtualJoystick Attach a new virtual joystick. ## Header File Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_joystick.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h) ## Syntax ```c SDL_JoystickID SDL_AttachVirtualJoystick(const SDL_VirtualJoystickDesc *desc); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | const [SDL_VirtualJoystickDesc](SDL_VirtualJoystickDesc) * | **desc** | joystick description, initialized using [SDL_INIT_INTERFACE](SDL_INIT_INTERFACE)(). | ## Return Value ([SDL_JoystickID](SDL_JoystickID)) Returns the joystick instance ID, or 0 on failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. ## See Also - [SDL_DetachVirtualJoystick](SDL_DetachVirtualJoystick) ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryJoystick](CategoryJoystick)