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 | >(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int axis);</CODE | 
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 | > returns the current state of the given <TT | 
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 | >On most modern joysticks the X axis is usually represented by <TT | 
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 | > 1. The value returned by <TT | 
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 | >SDL_JoystickGetAxis</TT | 
 | > is a signed integer (-32768 to 32768) representing the current position of the <TT | 
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 | >, it maybe necessary to impose certain tolerances on these values to account for jitter. It is worth noting that some joysticks use axes 2 and 3 for extra buttons.</P | 
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 | >Returns a 16-bit signed integer representing the current position of the <TT | 
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 | >Sint16 x_move, y_move; | 
 | SDL_Joystick *joy1; | 
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 | x_move=SDL_JoystickGetAxis(joy1, 0); | 
 | y_move=SDL_JoystickGetAxis(joy1, 1);</PRE | 
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