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

bool al_release_haptic(ALLEGRO_HAPTIC *haptic)
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
Releases the haptic device and its resources when it\[cq]s not needed
anymore.
Should also be used in case the joystick configuration changed, such as
when a joystick is hot plugged.
This function also automatically releases all haptic effects that are
still uploaded to the device and that have not been released manually
using al_release_haptic_effect(3).
.PP
Returns true on success or false if the haptic device couldn\[cq]t be
released for any reason, such as NULL being passed, the device not being
active or failure in the driver.
.SH SINCE
5.1.8
.RS
.PP
\f[I][Unstable API]:\f[R] Perhaps could be simplified due to limited
support for all the exposed features across all of the platforms.
Awaiting feedback from users.
.RE