//initializing connected joysticks and collecting them into a Jaystick-array
//ref.: Chris Charitidis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtnLGfAj7W0
public static TJoystick[] GetSticks()
{
TJoystick.JOYSTICKNUM = 0; //Reset joystick counter
DirectInput input = new DirectInput();
//For each connected device of type GameController, get the device and add it to a list of joysticks
List <TJoystick> temp_sticks = new List <TJoystick>();
foreach (DeviceInstance device in input.GetDevices(DeviceClass.GameController, DeviceEnumerationFlags.AttachedOnly))
{
try
{
//get joystick device
Joystick stick = new SlimDX.DirectInput.Joystick(input, device.InstanceGuid);
stick.Acquire();
//set max and min values of each axis
foreach (DeviceObjectInstance deviceObject in stick.GetObjects())
{
if ((deviceObject.ObjectType & ObjectDeviceType.Axis) != 0)
{
stick.GetObjectPropertiesById((int)deviceObject.ObjectType).SetRange(-32768, 32767);
}
}
//add joystick to list
TJoystick tstick = new TJoystick(stick);
temp_sticks.Add(tstick);
} catch (DirectInputException) { throw; }
}
return(temp_sticks.ToArray());
}
/// <summary>
/// Autodetect button and joystick
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender"></param>
/// <param name="e"></param>
public void AutoDetect2(object sender, EventArgs e) //(object sender, EventArgs e) ??? make this function run when hitting button
{
//Change color of button to indicate that autotedect is running
c_autoDetect.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Aquamarine;
c_autoDetect.Update();
Stopwatch stopWatch = new Stopwatch();
stopWatch.Start();
//if none of the axes changes enough within 3 seconds, stop this autodetect processs and use -1 as index and joystick
int joystickIndex = -1;
int buttonIndex = -1;
while (stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds < 3000 && buttonIndex == -1)
{
jh.Update();
//for each joystick, check each axis
for (int ji = 0; ji < jh.joystick.Length; ji++)
{
TJoystick joystick = jh.joystick[ji];
for (int bi = 0; bi < joystick.button.Length; bi++)
{
bool buttonValue = joystick.button[bi];
bool oldButtonValue = joystick.buttonPrev[bi];
//if a button is pressed, set this as the button to use
if (buttonValue != oldButtonValue)
{
joystickIndex = ji;
buttonIndex = bi;
}
}
}
}
if (buttonIndex != -1) //if a button was detected, save this as the button to use
{
c_joystick.SelectedIndex = joystickIndex;
c_button.Value = buttonIndex;
}
c_autoDetect.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
c_autoDetect.Update();
}
/// <summary>
/// Autodetect axis and joystick
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender"></param>
/// <param name="e"></param>
public void AutoDetect2(object sender, EventArgs e) //(object sender, EventArgs e) ??? make this function run when hitting button
{
//detection threshold
float dth = 255;
//Change color of button to indicate that autotedect is running
c_autoDetect.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Aquamarine;
c_autoDetect.Update();
Stopwatch stopWatch = new Stopwatch();
stopWatch.Start();
//if none of the axes changes enough within 3 seconds, stop this autodetect processs and use -1 as index and joystick
int joystickIndex = -1;
int axisIndex = -1;
while (stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds < 3000 && axisIndex == -1)
{
jh.Update();
//for each joystick, check each axis
for (int ji = 0; ji < jh.joystick.Length; ji++)
{
TJoystick joystick = jh.joystick[ji];
for (int ai = 0; ai < joystick.axis.Length; ai++)
{
int axisValue = joystick.axis[ai];
int oldAxisValue = joystick.axisPrev[ai];
//if the value of the axis is over a sertain value, save thisjoystick and axis as the detected axis
if (axisValue < oldAxisValue - dth || axisValue > oldAxisValue + dth)
{
joystickIndex = ji;
axisIndex = ai;
}
}
}
}
c_joystick.SelectedIndex = joystickIndex;
c_axis.SelectedIndex = axisIndex;
c_autoDetect.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
c_autoDetect.Update();
}
/// <summary>
/// Autodetect axis
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender"></param>
/// <param name="e"></param>
public void AutoDetect(object sender, EventArgs e) //(object sender, EventArgs e) ??? make this function run when hitting button
{
//if there is no joystick selected, sop auto detecting
if (this.joystick_idx == -1)
{
return;
}
TJoystick joystick = jh.joystick[this.joystick_idx];
int index = -1;
bool buttonValue = false;
//Change color of button to indicate that autotedect is running
c_autoDetect.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Aquamarine;
c_autoDetect.Update();
Stopwatch stopWatch = new Stopwatch();
stopWatch.Start();
//if none of the axes changes enough within 3 seconds, stop this autodetect processs and use -1 as index
while (stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds < 3000 && index == -1)
{
jh.Update();
for (int i = 0; i < joystick.button.Length; i++)
{
buttonValue = joystick.button[i];
if (buttonValue)
{
index = i;
}
}
}
if (index == -1)
{
index = 0;
}
c_button.Value = index;
c_autoDetect.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
c_autoDetect.Update();
}