ControlsJoystick Class

This class handles joystick input. Unlike XBox 360 controllers, generic joysticks cannot be hot-plugged. Therefore, a joystick should be already plugged before you create an instance of this class.

The ControlsJoystick class provides access to the following controller input:

• Axes detect movement along X and Y axes (if a joystick is two-axis, which is the most typical case) and along Z axis (if it is three-axis one). Two-axis joysticks are configured in such a way that left-to-right movement of the stick is mapped to the movement along the X axis, while movement from backward to forward (down-up) indicates movement along the Y axis. In case of 3D joystick, twisting the stick to the left (counter-clockwise) or to the right (clockwise) corresponds to movement along the Z axis.
  Axes are quired for their states via getAxis(). To provide smooth interpolation between frames and avoid jerks, axis values can be filtered via setFilter().
• Buttons correspond to the each button on the controller and can be either pressed or unpressed. Just in case with mouse/keyboard controls, they can be mapped to the specific controls states to bind input events and programmed actions.
  You can either bind buttons in the code via setStateButton() or let the user assign the button for a control state via getStateEvent().
• POV (Point-Of-View) hat switches indicate the direction of view and support a number of positions such as left, right, up and down (similar to a D-pad).

A joystick should update the physical state of all its input controls (i.e. check whether the user has pressed the button, for example) each frame using updateEvents().

ControlsJoystick Class

This class inherits from Controls

Members

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ControlsJoystick (int number)

Constructor. Creates a new joystick.

Arguments

• int number - Joystick number.

int clearButton (int button)

Returns a button state and clears it to 0 (not pressed).

Arguments

• int button - Button number.

Return value

1 if the button is pressed, and this function was not called previously in the current frame; otherwise, 0.

string getAxisName (int axis)

Returns the name of a given axis.

Arguments

• int axis - Axis number.

Return value

Axis name.

float getAxis (int axis)

Returns a state value of a given axis. It includes position of the joystick along the following axes: X, Y (two-axis joystick) and Z (three-axis joystick). When a joystick is in the center position, X and Y axes values are zero. Negative values indicate left or down; positive values indicate right or up.

Arguments

• int axis - Axis number.

Return value

Value in range [-1; 1].

string getButtonName (int button)

Returns the name of a given button.

Arguments

• int button - Button number.

Return value

Button name.

int getButton (int button)

Returns a button state (pressed or not pressed).

Arguments

• int button - Button number.

Return value

1 if the button is pressed; otherwise, 0.

float getFilter ()

Returns a filter value used to correct the current state of the joystick axis relative to the previous one:

• Filter value of 0 means there is no interpolation and the current value is not corrected.
• Filter value of 1 means the previous state is used instead of the current one.

Return value

Filter value for interpolation between axis states.

string getName ()

Returns the name of the joystick.

Return value

Joystick name.

int getNumAxes ()

Returns the number of axes supported by the joystick.

Return value

The number of axes.

int getNumButtons ()

Returns the number of buttons supported by the joystick.

Return value

The number of buttons.

int getNumPovs ()

Returns the number of POV hat switches supported by the joystick.

Return value

The number of POV hats.

int getNumber ()

Returns the joystick number.

Return value

Joystick number.

string getPovName (int pov)

Returns the name of a given POV hat switch.

Arguments

• int pov - POV hat number.

Return value

POV hat name.

int getPov (int pov)

Returns a POV hat switch state. POV hats support a the following positions: left, right, up and down.

Arguments

• int pov - POV pad number.

Return value

One of the following:

• -1 — not pressed
• 0 — pressed "up"
• 4500 — pressed "up" and "right"
• 9000 — pressed "right"
• 13500 — pressed "down" and "right"
• 18000 — pressed "down"
• 22500 — pressed "down" and "left"
• 27000 — pressed "left"
• 31500 — pressed "up" and "left"

int getStateButton (int state)

Returns a game pad button that switches a given state on and off.

Arguments

• int state - State (one of the CONTROLS_STATE_* variables).

Return value

Button that switches the given state.

void getStateEvent (int state)

Lets the user assign a joystick button to a given state.

Arguments

• int state - State (one of the CONTROLS_STATE_* variables), to which a button is going to be assigned.

string getStateName (int state)

Returns the name of a given state, that was assigned to one of controls.

Arguments

• int state - State (one of the CONTROLS_STATE_* variables).

Return value

State name.

int isAvailable ()

Checks if the joystick is available.

Return value

1 if the joystick is available; otherwise, 0.

int isStateEvent ()

Returns a value indicating if a joystick button is successfully assigned to a state.

Return value

1 if a button is already assigned; otherwise, 0.

void setFilter (float filter)

Sets a filter value used to correct the current state of the joystick axis relative to the previous one.

Arguments

• float filter - Filter value for interpolation between axis states. The provided value is clamped to a range [0;1].
  • Filter value of 0 means there is no interpolation and the current value is not corrected.
  • Filter value of 1 means the previous state is used instead of the current one.

void setStateButton (int state, int button)

Sets a joystick button that switches a given state on or off.

Arguments

• int state - State (one of the CONTROLS_STATE_* variables).
• int button - Button number.

int updateEvents ()

Scans the joystick controls (synchronizes joystick button states with the controller itself). Should be called each frame.

Return value

0 if a joystick is not found or updateEvents() already has been called for the frame; otherwise 1.