###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is under heavy development and the API is changing! [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) is the current stable version!) # SDL_GetJoystickAxisInitialState Get the initial state of an axis control on a joystick. ## Syntax ```c SDL_bool SDL_GetJoystickAxisInitialState(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int axis, Sint16 *state); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **joystick** | an [SDL_Joystick](SDL_Joystick) structure containing joystick information | | **axis** | the axis to query; the axis indices start at index 0 | | **state** | Upon return, the initial value is supplied here. | ## Return Value Returns [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 3.0.0. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI)