###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) was the previous version!)
# SDL_DetachVirtualJoystick

Detach a 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
bool SDL_DetachVirtualJoystick(SDL_JoystickID instance_id);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                  |                 |                                                                                                              |
| -------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [SDL_JoystickID](SDL_JoystickID) | **instance_id** | the joystick instance ID, previously returned from [SDL_AttachVirtualJoystick](SDL_AttachVirtualJoystick)(). |

## Return Value

(bool) Returns true on success or false on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

## See Also

- [SDL_AttachVirtualJoystick](SDL_AttachVirtualJoystick)

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