AL_GET_JOYSTICK_BUTTON_NAME(3)

💅 al_get_joystick_button_name(3) — Library Functions Manual 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Library Functions Manual page for al_get_joystick_button_name(3) — it’s an Allegro 5 API function and honestly it’s giving tiny-but-iconic utility. Let’s get into it. 🎀

👑 NAME 👑

al_get_joystick_button_name — Allegro 5 API

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

const char *al_get_joystick_button_name(ALLEGRO_JOYSTICK *joy, int button)

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so this one is literally so straightforward: it returns the name of the given button. like, you hand it a joystick and a button index, and it gives you back the button’s name. periodt. 💅

no cap, if the button doesn’t exist, NULL is returned. so always do your vibe check before using the result, bestie. 😭

and the important little detail: indices begin from 0. zero-based indexing, main character behavior, that’s just how it is. ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• al_get_joystick_stick_name(3)
• al_get_joystick_axis_name(3)
• al_get_joystick_num_buttons(3)

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cute sign-off time, bestie: source/version = Allegro reference manual, page = al_get_joy...button_name(3), and the date spot is blank in this copy — not me inventing one, fr fr. 🫶💖