Controller Input

Handling user input on connected controllers

nx.js supports up to eight connected controllers. Your application can use the web Gamepad API to read the state of these controllers.

The navigator.getGamepads() function returns an array (always with a length of 8) containing either Gamepad instances, or null for indicies where the controller is not connected.

Example

function update() {
  requestAnimationFrame(update);
 
  const pads = navigator.getGamepads();
  const playerOne = pads[0];
  if (playerOne.buttons[0].pressed) {
    console.log('Button "B" is being pressed on the first controller');
  }
}
 
update();