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.TH "al_get_joystick_active" "3" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
.SH NAME
al_get_joystick_active \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.EX
#include \f[B]<allegro5/allegro.h>\f[R]

bool al_get_joystick_active(ALLEGRO_JOYSTICK *joy)
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
Return if the joystick handle is \[lq]active\[rq], i.e.\ in the current
configuration, the handle represents some physical device plugged into
the system.
al_get_joystick(3) returns active handles.
After reconfiguration, active handles may become inactive, and vice
versa.
.SH SEE ALSO
al_reconfigure_joysticks(3)