SDL_JoystickClose(3)

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💖 SDL_JoystickClose(3) — the SDL API Reference, bestie edition 💖

okay so picture this: it's page 3 of the SDL API Reference and we're here to talk about saying bye to your joystick. not goodbye forever, just... closing it. respectfully. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_JoystickClose — closes a previously opened joystick 💅

like, you opened it, you had your fun, now we're closing it. that's the whole job. no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include "SDL.h"

void SDL_JoystickClose(SDL_Joystick *joystick);

she's giving void, she's giving one pointer, she's giving zero drama. ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Close a joystick that was previously opened with SDL_JoystickOpen.

that's it. that's the vibe. you opened it with SDL_JoystickOpen, so you close it with SDL_JoystickClose. matching set. iconic behavior honestly. 🔥

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

  • SDL_JoystickOpen — the one that started it all, the opener, the main character 🌈
  • SDL_JoystickOpened — for when you need to vibe check whether a joystick is currently open 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie, you ate it, no crumbs 💖✨🎀

this little love letter came to you from the SDL API Reference (the SDL of it all, fr fr) and it's dated Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00 — vintage, archival, lowkey iconic. 🦋💜 periodt.

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