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Esplora

readJoystickX()

Description

Read the position of the X-axis of the joystick. When the joystick is in the center, it returns zero. Positive values indicate the joystick has moved to the right and negative values when moved to the left.

Syntax

Esplora.readJoystickX()

Parameters

none

Returns

int : 0 when the joystick is in the middle of the x-axis; 1 to 512 when the joystick is moved to the right; -1 to -512 when the joystick is moved to the left.

Example

#include <Esplora.h>

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop()
{
int value = Esplora.readJoystickX();
Serial.println(value);

delay(1000);
}
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See also

readJoystickY() Reference Home

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