de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.input

Class Input

java.lang.Object

de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.input.Input

public final class Input
extends java.lang.Object

The static Input class is the LITIengine's access point to devices that capture physical player input. It manages input from different devices, i.e. keyboard, mouse or game pad, and provides a unified API to access this information.

See Also:

mouse(), keyboard(), gamepadManager()

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Input.InputGameAdapter

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static IGamepadManager	gamepadManager()
static java.util.List<IGamepad>	gamepads()
static IGamepad	getGamepad() Gets the first game pad that is currently available.
static IGamepad	getGamepad(int index) Gets the game pad with the specified index if it is still plugged in.
static IGameLoop	getLoop()
static IKeyboard	keyboard()
static IMouse	mouse()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getLoop

public static IGameLoop getLoop()

gamepadManager

public static IGamepadManager gamepadManager()

keyboard

public static IKeyboard keyboard()

mouse

public static IMouse mouse()

gamepads

public static java.util.List<IGamepad> gamepads()

getGamepad

public static IGamepad getGamepad()

Gets the first game pad that is currently available.

Returns:

The first available IGamepad instance

getGamepad

public static IGamepad getGamepad(int index)

Gets the game pad with the specified index if it is still plugged in. After re-plugging a controller while the game is running, its index might change.

Parameters:

index - The index of the IGamepad.

Returns:

The IGamepad with the specified index.