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How to detect if gamepad joystick was pressed by script using Java

In your Java class, do the following:​

public class YourClass extends Component {
    
    @Override
    public void start() {
        
    }

    @Override
    public void repeat() {
        
        // Checking if the X and Y axis of the control's left joystick is greater than 0, if any of the axes is greater than 0, it means it has been moved
        if (Input.gamePad.getLeftJoystick().length() > 0) {
            
            // showing a message in the terminal if the conditional is true
            Console.log("Left joystick detected!");
        }
        
        // Checking if the X and Y axis of the control's right joystick is greater than 0, if any of the axes is greater than 0, it means it has been moved
        if (Input.gamePad.getRightJoystick().length() > 0) {
            
            // showing a message in the terminal if the conditional is true
            Console.log("Right joystick detected!");
        }
    }
}