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# SDL_SetJoystickPlayerIndex

Set the player index of an opened joystick.

## 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_SetJoystickPlayerIndex(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int player_index);

```

## Function Parameters

|                      |                                                                                                    |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **joystick**         | the [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) obtained from [SDL_OpenJoystick](SDL_OpenJoystick)()              |
| **player_index**     | Player index to assign to this joystick, or -1 to clear the player index and turn off player LEDs. |

## 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.

## See Also

* [SDL_GetJoystickPlayerIndex](SDL_GetJoystickPlayerIndex)

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