game controller example.pde

// Game Controller Example
// Steve Lambert around November 24, 2015

// import libraries
import net.java.games.input.*;
import org.gamecontrolplus.*;
import org.gamecontrolplus.gui.*;

ControlIO control;
Configuration config;
ControlDevice gpad;


void setup() {
  size(640, 640);
  background(255);
  
  // game controller stuff
  control = ControlIO.getInstance(this);
  gpad = control.getMatchedDevice("sabrent"); // <-- insert name of your controller/config file?
  // read your config file to find the names you gave your buttons and joysticks!!
  if (gpad == null) {
    println("No suitable device configured");
    System.exit(-1); // End the program NOW!
  }
} // setup  

void draw() {

boolean b1 = gpad.getButton("buttonL1").pressed(); // <-- buttonL1 is the keyname I gave
float stickLx = gpad.getSlider("LeftStickX").getValue(); // -1 to 1 <-- leftStickX is the name I gave
float stickLy = gpad.getSlider("LeftStickY").getValue(); // -1 to 1 <-- leftStickY is the name I gave
float stickLx_ = map(stickLx,-1,1,0,width);  // mapped 0 to width
float stickLy_ = map(stickLy,-1,1,0,height);  // mapped 0 to width

  if (b1 == true){
    background(255, 0, 0); // red!
  }
  if (b1 == false){
    background(0);
  }

noStroke();
fill(255, 125);
ellipse(stickLx_,stickLy_,30,30);

} // draw