SDL_GetJoystickBall(3)

SDL_GetJoystickBall3

Get the ball axis change since the last poll.

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

bool SDL_GetJoystickBall(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int ball, int *dx, int *dy);

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_joystick.h

Overview

Trackballs can only return relative motion since the last call to

SDL_GetJoystickBall (), these motion deltas are placed into dx and dy .

Most joysticks do not have trackballs.

Function parameters

joystick

the SDL_Joystick
to query.

ball

the ball index to query; ball indices start at index 0.

dx

stores the difference in the x axis position since the last poll.

dy

stores the difference in the y axis position since the last poll.

Return value

Returns true on success or false on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information.

Availability

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

From libsdl3-doc 3.2.10+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.