Function SDL_GetNumJoystickAxes

pub unsafe extern "C" fn SDL_GetNumJoystickAxes(
    joystick: *mut SDL_Joystick,
) -> i32
Available on crate feature dep_sdl3 only.
Expand description

Get the number of general axis controls on a joystick.

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.

§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.

§Availability

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

§See also