---
name: "JSDriverVersion"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libjsw-dev"
version: "1:1.5.5-1+b1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/JSDriverVersion"
---

# JSDriverVersion(3)

Driver version retrieving

## NAME

JSDriverVersion - Driver version retrieving

## SYNTAX

\#include \<jsw.h\>

unsigned int JSDriverVersion(\
\
         js\_data\_struct \**jsd*\
 )

## ARGUMENTS

- *jsd*

  Specifies the pointer to the joystick data structure, which should have been set up by a prior call to JSInit.

## DESCRIPTION

The JSDriverVersion function fetches the raw version number value of the joystick driver (not the version of this library) from the system.

There is also a more convient function [JSDriverQueryVersion(3)](/JSDriverQueryVersion/3.md) to retrieve properly parsed version numbers from the system.

## RETURN VALUE

The JSDriverVersion function returns the raw version number value from the system.

## SEE ALSO

[JSIntro(3)](/JSIntro/3.md) [JSDriverQueryVersion(3)](/JSDriverQueryVersion/3.md)