GetAnalogControlState

This retrieves the analog control state of a control. This is useful for detecting sensitive controls, such as those used on a joypad.

Syntax

float getAnalogControlState ( string controlName )

Required Arguments

• controlName : the name of the control you wish to get the analog state of. Possible values are:
  • left
  • right
  • forwards
  • backwards
  • vehicle_left
  • vehicle_right
  • steer_forward
  • steer_back
  • accelerate
  • brake_reverse
  • special_control_left
  • special_control_right
  • special_control_up
  • special_control_down

Returns

Returns a float between 0 and 1 indicating the amount the control is pressed.

Example

/analog command starts to go forward control state if you are not, if you are going forward by control state then you will stop.

function analog()
if (getAnalogControlState("forwards") == 0) then
setAnalogControlState ("forwards",1)
else
setAnalogControlState ("forwards",0)
end
end
addCommandHandler("analog",analog)

This example written by Samurai

See Also

• getAnalogControlState
• getBoundKeys
• getCommandsBoundToKey
• getKeyBoundToCommand
• getKeyState
• isCapsLockEnabled
• setAnalogControlState


• Shared
• addCommandHandler
• bindKey
• executeCommandHandler
• getCommandHandlers
• getFunctionsBoundToKey
• getKeyBoundToFunction
• isControlEnabled
• removeCommandHandler
• toggleAllControls
• toggleControl
• unbindKey