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SDL_JoystickGetBall(3) SDL API Reference SDL_JoystickGetBall(3)

NAME

SDL_JoystickGetBall - Get relative trackball motion

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL.h"
 
int SDL_JoystickGetBall(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int ball, int *dx, int *dy);

DESCRIPTION

Get the ball axis change.
Trackballs can only return relative motion since the last call to SDL_JoystickGetBall, these motion deltas a placed into dx and dy.

RETURN VALUE

Returns 0 on success or -1 on failure

EXAMPLES


int delta_x, delta_y;
SDL_Joystick *joy;
.
.
.
SDL_JoystickUpdate();
if(SDL_JoystickGetBall(joy, 0, &delta_x, &delta_y)==-1)
printf("TrackBall Read Error!
");
printf("Trackball Delta- X:%d, Y:%d
", delta_x, delta_y);

SEE ALSO

SDL_JoystickNumBalls
Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00 SDL
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