###### (This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current development version.)
# SDL_GameControllerGetButton

Get the current state of a button on a game controller.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_gamecontroller.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_gamecontroller.h)

## Syntax

```c
Uint8 SDL_GameControllerGetButton(SDL_GameController *gamecontroller,
                                  SDL_GameControllerButton button);

```

## Function Parameters

|                        |                                                                                         |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **gamecontroller**     | a game controller                                                                       |
| **button**             | a button index (one of the [SDL_GameControllerButton](SDL_GameControllerButton) values) |

## Return Value

Returns 1 for pressed state or 0 for not pressed state or error; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_GameControllerGetAxis](SDL_GameControllerGetAxis)

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