JoyButtons ( [port] )

Parameters

port (optional) - stable controller slot, 0..15; 0 by default.

Description

Returns the raw button count, up to 128, or 0 for an absent port. JoyDown and JoyHit use button numbers 1 through this count. Use GamepadDown for standard physical positions.

Supported on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and web, subject to device and platform capabilities. Input requires application focus; device presence and names remain queryable in the background.

See also: Controller guide and button table, JoyType, FlushJoy, Controller playground.

Example

; JoyButtons example
Graphics 800,480,32,2
SetBuffer BackBuffer()
While Not KeyHit(1)
    Cls
    Text 20,20,"Connect a controller, then press a pad button. Esc exits."
    Text 20,60,"JoyButtons: "+JoyButtons()
    Flip
Wend
End

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