STRIG

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgStrig
• Last revised: 2016-03-13

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Reads button state from attached gaming devices

Syntax

` declare function Strig ( byval button as long ) as long

`

Usage

` result = Strig( button )

`

Parameters

button

the button to query for state

Return Value

Returns -1 (pressed) or 0 (not-pressed) to indicate the state of the button requested.

Description

Strig will retrieve the button state for the first and second buttons on the first and second gaming devices. button must be a number between 0 and 7 and has the following meaning:

Button	State to return
0	First button on gaming device A pressed since STICK(0) was called
1	First button on gaming device A is pressed
2	First button on gaming device B pressed since STICK(0) was called
3	First button on gaming device B is pressed
4	Second button on gaming device A pressed since STICK(0) was called
5	Second button on gaming device A is pressed
6	Second button on gaming device B pressed since STICK(0) was called
7	Second button on gaming device B is pressed

Calling Stick(0) will reset the state returned where button is equal to 0, 2, 4, or 6.

Examples

start GeSHi

'' Compile with -lang qb

'$lang: "qb"

Screen 12

Do
    Locate 1, 1
    Print "Joystick A-X position : "; Stick(0); "   "
    Print "Joystick A-Y position : "; Stick(1); "   "
    Print "Joystick B-X position : "; Stick(2); "   "
    Print "Joystick B-Y position : "; Stick(3); "   "
    Print
    Print "Button A1 was pressed : "; Strig(0); "  "
    Print "Button A1 is pressed  : "; Strig(1); "  "
    Print "Button B1 was pressed : "; Strig(2); "  "
    Print "Button B1 is pressed  : "; Strig(3); "  "
    Print "Button A2 was pressed : "; Strig(4); "  "
    Print "Button A2 is pressed  : "; Strig(5); "  "
    Print "Button B2 was pressed : "; Strig(6); "  "
    Print "Button B2 is pressed  : "; Strig(7); "  "
    Print
    Print "Press ESC to Quit"

    If Inkey$ = Chr$(27) Then
        Exit Do
    End If

    Sleep 1

Loop

end GeSHi

Dialect Differences

• Only available in the -lang qb dialect.

Differences from QB

• None

See also

• Getjoystick
• Stick

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