The _AXIS function returns the relative position of a specified axis number on a controller device.

Syntax

move! = _AXIS(axis_number%)

• SINGLE values returned range between -1 and 1 as maximums and 0 indicating minimum or axis center.
• When the mouse is moved on the program screen, moves left or above center are negative while below or right are positive.
• The axis_number must be a number which does not exceed the number of axis found by the _LASTAXIS function.
• The number of _DEVICES must be read before using _DEVICE$, _DEVICEINPUT or _LASTAXIS.

Example(s)

Reading multiple controller device buttons, axis and wheels.

FOR i = 1 TO _DEVICES
  PRINT STR$(i) + ") " + _DEVICE$(i) + " Buttons:"; _LASTBUTTON(i); ",Axis:"; _LASTAXIS(i); ",Wheel:"; _LASTWHEEL(i)
NEXT

DO
  d& = _DEVICEINPUT
  IF d& THEN '             the device number cannot be zero!
    PRINT "Found"; d&;
    FOR b = 1 TO _LASTBUTTON(d&)
      PRINT _BUTTONCHANGE(b); _BUTTON(b);
    NEXT
    FOR a = 1 TO _LASTAXIS(d&)
      PRINT _AXIS(a);
    NEXT
    FOR w = 1 TO _LASTWHEEL(d&)
      PRINT _WHEEL(w);
    NEXT
    PRINT
  END IF
LOOP UNTIL INKEY$ = CHR$(27) 'escape key exit

END 

Note: When there is no device control to read, a FOR…NEXT n = 1 TO 0 loop will not run thus avoiding a control function read error.

See Also

• _LASTWHEEL, _LASTBUTTON, _LASTAXIS
• _WHEEL, _BUTTON, _BUTTONCHANGE
• _DEVICE$, _DEVICES
• _MOUSEMOVEMENTX, _MOUSEMOVEMENTY (relative movement)
• Controller Devices