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Read status of joystick
Since R2025a
a = axis(joystick,n)
a = axis(joystick,n) reads the status of joystick with axis number n.
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sim3d.io.Joystick
Joystick object that interfaces a joystick device with the 3D environment, specified as a sim3d.io.Joystick object.
Example: joystick = sim3d.io.Joystick(ID=1)
joystick = sim3d.io.Joystick(ID=1)
Axis number of joystick, specified as a real positive scalar or a real positive vector.
Example: n = 1
n = 1
Example: n = [2 3]
n = [2 3]
Status of joystick axis, returned as a real scalar or vector in the range [-1,1]. If n is a vector, multiple axes are returned.
Introduced in R2025a
sim3d.io.Joystick | button | caps | force | pov | read
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