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.TH "al_get_joystick(3alleg5) Allegro reference manual" "" "" "" ""
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.SH NAME
.PP
al_get_joystick \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
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#include\ <allegro5/allegro.h>

ALLEGRO_JOYSTICK\ *\ al_get_joystick(int\ num)
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Get a handle for a joystick on the system.
The number may be from 0 to al_get_num_joysticks(3alleg5)\-1.
If successful a pointer to a joystick object is returned, which
represents a physical device.
Otherwise NULL is returned.
.PP
The handle and the index are only incidentally linked.
After al_reconfigure_joysticks(3alleg5) is called,
al_get_joystick(3alleg5) may return handles in a different order, and
handles which represent disconnected devices will not be returned.
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
al_get_num_joysticks(3alleg5), al_reconfigure_joysticks(3alleg5),
al_get_joystick_active(3alleg5)