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# SDL_SendJoystickEffect

Send a joystick specific effect packet.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_joystick.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h)

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_SendJoystickEffect(SDL_Joystick *joystick, const void *data, int size);

```

## Function Parameters

|                  |                                              |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **joystick**     | The joystick to affect                       |
| **data**         | The data to send to the joystick             |
| **size**         | The size of the data to send to the joystick |

## Return Value

Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

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