al_get_joystick_active(3alleg5)
๐ al_get_joystick_active ๐
okay so bestie, this is a page from the Allegro 5 API reference manual (the 3alleg5 girlies know โจ), and we're about to find out if your joystick handle is actually doing something or just, like, existing. ๐ฎ
โจ NAME โจ
al_get_joystick_active โ Allegro 5 API ๐
๐ธ SYNOPSIS ๐ธ
#include <allegro5/allegro.h>
bool al_get_joystick_active(ALLEGRO_JOYSTICK *joy)
๐ฆ DESCRIPTION ๐ฆ
So this function literally just tells you whether a joystick handle is โactiveโ or not. And what does active even mean? It means that, in the current configuration, that handle represents some actual physical device that's plugged into the system. like, it's there. it's real. it's giving plugged-in. ๐โจ
al_get_joystick(3alleg5) hands you the active handles โ that's its whole thing, no cap.
but here's the tea โ: after a reconfiguration, handles that were active can become inactive, and handles that were inactive can become active. the vibes shift. the roster changes. it's giving main character energy but the cast is not permanent. ๐ญ
๐ SEE ALSO ๐
al_reconfigure_joysticks(3alleg5)โ go read this one too, it's the reason your handle might be doing a little identity crisis ๐ซถ
and that's the whole page, bestie!! short, sweet, iconic, periodt. ๐
this lil masterpiece lives in the Allegro reference manual โ that's the source, that's the version, that's the whole citation vibe โ and it's filed under the very same name up top: al_get_joystick_active(3alleg5). mwah ๐ go check if ur joystick is active, i believe in u ๐โญ
๐ฆ where this page comes from
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