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.TH SDL_LockJoysticks 3 "SDL 3.1.0" "SDL" "SDL3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
SDL_LockJoysticks \- Locking for atomic access to the joystick API 
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3/SDL.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "void SDL_LockJoysticks(void) SDL_ACQUIRE(SDL_joystick_lock);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
The SDL joystick functions are thread-safe, however you can lock the
joysticks while processing to guarantee that the joystick list won't change
and joystick and gamepad events will not be delivered\[char46]

.SH AVAILABILITY
This function is available since SDL 3\[char46]0\[char46]0\[char46]