###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.) # SDL_JoystickGetAxisInitialState Get the initial state of an axis control on a joystick. ## Header File Defined in [SDL_joystick.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_joystick.h) ## Syntax ```c SDL_bool SDL_JoystickGetAxisInitialState(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 ([SDL_bool](SDL_bool)) Return [SDL_TRUE](SDL_TRUE) if this axis has any initial value, or [SDL_FALSE](SDL_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 2.0.6. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryJoystick](CategoryJoystick)