SDL_JoystickOpen - Opens a joystick for use.

       Opens a joystick for use within SDL. The index refers to the N'th joystick in the system. A joystick must
       be opened before it game be used.

       SDL_Joystick *joy;
       // Check for joystick
       if(SDL_NumJoysticks()>0){
         // Open joystick
         joy=SDL_JoystickOpen(0);

         if(joy)
         {
           printf("Opened Joystick 0
       ");
           printf("Name: %s
       ", SDL_JoystickName(0));
           printf("Number of Axes: %d
       ", SDL_JoystickNumAxes(joy));
           printf("Number of Buttons: %d
       ", SDL_JoystickNumButtons(joy));
           printf("Number of Balls: %d
       ", SDL_JoystickNumBalls(joy));
         }
         else
           printf("Couldn't open Joystick 0
       ");

         // Close if opened
         if(SDL_JoystickOpened(0))
           SDL_JoystickClose(joy);
       }

       SDL_JoystickOpen - Opens a joystick for use.

       Returns a SDL_Joystick structure on success. NULL on failure.

SDL_JoystickClose

SDL                                          Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00                          SDL_JoystickOpen(3)

#include"SDL.h"SDL_Joystick*SDL_JoystickOpen(intindex);