###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) was the previous version!) # SDL_GetJoystickAxisInitialState Get the initial state of an axis control on a joystick. ## Header File Defined in [](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h) ## Syntax ```c bool SDL_GetJoystickAxisInitialState(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int axis, Sint16 *state); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | | ------------------------------ | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) * | **joystick** | an [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) structure containing joystick information. | | int | **axis** | the axis to query; the axis indices start at index 0. | | Sint16 * | **state** | upon return, the initial value is supplied here. | ## Return Value (bool) Returns true if this axis has any initial value, or false if not. ## Remarks The state is a value ranging from -32768 to 32767. The axis indices start at index 0. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.1.3. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryJoystick](CategoryJoystick)