@ -510,21 +510,24 @@ A simple mouse wheel, being vertical, provides offsets along the Y-axis.
The joystick functions expose connected joysticks and controllers, with both
referred to as joysticks. It supports up to sixteen joysticks, ranging from
`GLFW_JOYSTICK_1`, `GLFW_JOYSTICK_2` up to `GLFW_JOYSTICK_LAST`. You can test
whether a [joystick](@ref joysticks) is present with @ref glfwJoystickPresent.
`GLFW_JOYSTICK_1`, `GLFW_JOYSTICK_2` up to and including `GLFW_JOYSTICK_16` or
`GLFW_JOYSTICK_LAST`. You can test whether a [joystick](@ref joysticks) is
present with @ref glfwJoystickPresent.
@code
int present = glfwJoystickPresent(GLFW_JOYSTICK_1);
@endcode
When GLFW is initialized, detected joysticks are added to to the beginning of
the array, starting with `GLFW_JOYSTICK_1` . Once a joystick is detected, it
keeps its assigned index until it is disconnected, so as joysticks are connecte d
and disconnected, they will become spread out .
the array. Once a joystick is detected, it keeps its assigned ID until it is
disconnected or the library is terminated, so as joysticks are connected an d
disconnected, there may appear gaps in the IDs .
Joystick state is updated as needed when a joystick function is called and does
not require a window to be created or @ref glfwPollEvents or @ref glfwWaitEvents
to be called.
Joystick axis, button and hat state is updated when polled and does not require
a window to be created or events to be processed. However, if you want joystick
connection and disconnection events reliably delivered to the
[joystick callback](@ref joystick_event) then you must
[process events](@ref events).
To see all the properties of all connected joysticks in real-time, run the
`joysticks` test program.
@ -538,7 +541,7 @@ returned array.
@code
int count;
const float* axes = glfwGetJoystickAxes(GLFW_JOYSTICK_1 , &count);
const float* axes = glfwGetJoystickAxes(GLFW_JOYSTICK_5 , &count);
@endcode
Each element in the returned array is a value between -1.0 and 1.0.
@ -552,11 +555,55 @@ returned array.
@code
int count;
const unsigned char* axes = glfwGetJoystickButtons(GLFW_JOYSTICK_1 , &count);
const unsigned char* buttons = glfwGetJoystickButtons(GLFW_JOYSTICK_3 , &count);
@endcode
Each element in the returned array is either `GLFW_PRESS` or `GLFW_RELEASE`.
For backward compatibility with earlier versions that did not have @ref
glfwGetJoystickHats, the button array by default also includes all hats. See
the reference documentation for @ref glfwGetJoystickButtons for details.
@subsection joystick_hat Joystick hat states
The states of all hats are returned by @ref glfwGetJoystickHats. See the
reference documentation for the lifetime of the returned array.
@code
int count;
const unsigned char* hats = glfwGetJoystickHats(GLFW_JOYSTICK_7, &count);
@endcode
Each element in the returned array is one of the following:
Name | Value
--------------------- | --------------------------------
`GLFW_HAT_CENTERED` | 0
`GLFW_HAT_UP` | 1
`GLFW_HAT_RIGHT` | 2
`GLFW_HAT_DOWN` | 4
`GLFW_HAT_LEFT` | 8
`GLFW_HAT_RIGHT_UP` | `GLFW_HAT_RIGHT` \| `GLFW_HAT_UP`
`GLFW_HAT_RIGHT_DOWN` | `GLFW_HAT_RIGHT` \| `GLFW_HAT_DOWN`
`GLFW_HAT_LEFT_UP` | `GLFW_HAT_LEFT` \| `GLFW_HAT_UP`
`GLFW_HAT_LEFT_DOWN` | `GLFW_HAT_LEFT` \| `GLFW_HAT_DOWN`
The diagonal directions are bitwise combinations of the primary (up, right, down
and left) directions and you can test for these individually by ANDing it with
the corresponding direction.
@code
if (hats[2] & GLFW_HAT_RIGHT)
{
// State of hat 2 could be right-up, right or right-down
}
@endcode
For backward compatibility with earlier versions that did not have @ref
glfwGetJoystickHats, all hats are by default also included in the button array.
See the reference documentation for @ref glfwGetJoystickButtons for details.
@subsection joystick_name Joystick name
@ -565,7 +612,7 @@ glfwGetJoystickName. See the reference documentation for the lifetime of the
returned string.
@code
const char* name = glfwGetJoystickName(GLFW_JOYSTICK_1 );
const char* name = glfwGetJoystickName(GLFW_JOYSTICK_4 );
@endcode
Joystick names are not guaranteed to be unique. Two joysticks of the same model
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