How to detect if a Joystick is a Gamepad?

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Hi there,

I got few generic pads that are not referenced by MG 3.6.0.1625 as GamePads but are present as Joysticks, so i used Joystick classe for my project, but then i realised that JoystickState.Hats return wrong values for my Xbox360 wired pad! :confused:

So iā€™d like to be able to use GamePad class for every pad recognized, and Joystick class for others, but to do so, i need to be able to compare Guids or Ids, and it looks like theyā€™re not exposed.

Any suggestion?

Thanks.

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Currently there is no way to check for that, Iā€™ll see if I can get it implementedā€¦

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Great! Thanks! :slight_smile:

Could we get access to the real physical Id / Guid in GamePad & Joystick classes too, in order to compare?

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Joystick class already has access to it. Gamepad class does not have access to it since you canā€™t really access it on all platforms.

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Oh i see. thatā€™s the reason. I think your new IsGamepad flag should be enough to do the job.
Thank you.