WaitJoy

WaitJoy

Command Index · BlitzBasic · Joystick

WaitJoy:Int32 port:Int32=0

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
port	In	Int32	0	The joystick to wait for, counted from 0. Defaults to 0.

Returns: The number of the button that was pressed.

Description

The other name of JoyWait: stops the program until a joystick button is pressed and returns its number.

Differences

• If no joystick is connected the function returns 0 right away instead of waiting forever.

Examples

Graphics 320, 240, 0, 2
SetBuffer BackBuffer()
Text 10, 10, "Press a joystick button"
Flip
If JoyType() <> 0 Then b = WaitJoy()
Cls
Text 10, 10, "Button " + b
Flip
Delay 1000

Related Commands

FlushJoy, GetJoy, JoyChanged, JoyDeviceConnected, JoyDeviceCount, JoyDeviceName, JoyDown, JoyWait

Command Index · BlitzBasic · Joystick