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

Get the number of general axis controls on a joystick.

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_JoystickNumAxes(SDL_Joystick *joystick);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                |              |                                                                            |
| ------------------------------ | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) * | **joystick** | an [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) structure containing joystick information. |

## Return Value

(int) Returns the number of axis controls/number of axes on success or a
negative error code on failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for
more information.

## Remarks

Often, the directional pad on a game controller will either look like 4
separate buttons or a POV hat, and not axes, but all of this is up to the
device and platform.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_JoystickGetAxis](SDL_JoystickGetAxis)
- [SDL_JoystickOpen](SDL_JoystickOpen)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryJoystick](CategoryJoystick)