NAME

SDL_GetNumJoystickAxes - Get the number of general axis controls on a joystick.

SYNOPSIS

#include <SDL3/SDL_joystick.h>

int SDL_GetNumJoystickAxes(SDL_Joystick *joystick);

DESCRIPTION

Often, the directional pad on a game controller will either look like 4 separate buttons or a POV hat, and not axes, but all of this is up to the device and platform.

FUNCTION PARAMETERS

joystick

an SDL_Joystick structure containing joystick information.

RETURN VALUE

Returns the number of axis controls/number of axes on success or -1 on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

THREAD SAFETY

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO

SDL_GetJoystickAxis(3), SDL_GetNumJoystickBalls(3), SDL_GetNumJoystickButtons(3), SDL_GetNumJoystickHats(3)