# SDL_CloseJoystick Close a joystick previously opened with [SDL_OpenJoystick](SDL_OpenJoystick)(). ## Header File Defined in [](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h) ## Syntax ```c void SDL_CloseJoystick(SDL_Joystick *joystick); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ----------------------------- | | [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) * | **joystick** | the joystick device to close. | ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. ## See Also - [SDL_OpenJoystick](SDL_OpenJoystick) ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryJoystick](CategoryJoystick)