gamepads is an instance of FlxGamepadManager - a helper class that can track input from multiple gamepads. The last used gamepad can be null so it should be checked against to prevent errors.
if (FlxG.gamepads.lastActive != null && FlxG.gamepads.lastActive.pressed.A)
{
sprite.velocity.y = -100;
}
Check out the GamepadTest Demo for more examples.
package;
import flixel.text.FlxText;
import flixel.input.gamepad.FlxGamepad;
import flixel.FlxG;
import flixel.FlxSprite;
import flixel.FlxState;
import flixel.ui.FlxVirtualPad;
class PlayState extends FlxState
{
final speed:Int = 100;
var sprite:FlxSprite;
var status:FlxText;
override public function create()
{
bgColor = 0;
super.create();
sprite = new FlxSprite("assets/sprite.png");
sprite.screenCenter();
add(sprite);
status = new FlxText(0, 12, FlxG.width, "No controller connected", 12);
status.alignment = FlxTextAlign.CENTER;
status.color = 0xff000000;
add(status);
}
override public function update(elapsed:Float)
{
super.update(elapsed);
var gamepad:FlxGamepad = FlxG.gamepads.lastActive;
if (gamepad == null){
status.text = "No controller connected";
} else {
status.text = "Controller connected";
getControls(gamepad);
}
}
function getControls(gamepad:FlxGamepad) {
var h:Float = gamepad.getXAxis(LEFT_ANALOG_STICK) * speed;
var v:Float = gamepad.getYAxis(LEFT_ANALOG_STICK) * speed;
if(gamepad.pressed.DPAD_LEFT)
h = -speed;
else if(gamepad.pressed.DPAD_RIGHT)
h = speed;
if(gamepad.pressed.DPAD_UP)
v = -speed;
else if(gamepad.pressed.DPAD_DOWN)
v = speed;
sprite.velocity.x = h;
sprite.velocity.y = v;
}
}