poll_joystick(3) - Linux man page
Name
poll_joystick - Polls the joystick. Allegro game programming library.Synopsis
#include <allegro.h>int poll_joystick();
Description
The joystick handler is not interrupt driven, so you need to call this function every now and again to update the global position values. Example:do {
/* Get joystick input */
poll_joystick();
/* Process input for the first joystick */
if (joy[0].button[0].b)
first_button_pressed();
if (joy[0].button[1].b)
second_button_pressed();
...
} while(!done);