Opens a joystick for use within SDL. The index refers to the N'th joystick in the system. A joystick must be opened before it game be used.
SDL_Joystick *joy;
+// Check for joystick
+if(SDL_NumJoysticks()>0){
+ // Open joystick
+ joy=SDL_JoystickOpen(0);
+
+ if(joy)
+ {
+ printf("Opened Joystick 0\n");
+ printf("Name: %s\n", SDL_JoystickName(0));
+ printf("Number of Axes: %d\n", SDL_JoystickNumAxes(joy));
+ printf("Number of Buttons: %d\n", SDL_JoystickNumButtons(joy));
+ printf("Number of Balls: %d\n", SDL_JoystickNumBalls(joy));
+ }
+ else
+ printf("Couldn't open Joystick 0\n");
+
+ // Close if opened
+ if(SDL_JoystickOpened(0))
+ SDL_JoystickClose(joy);
+}