# love.joystick.getAxis

Removed in LÖVE 0.9.0
It has been moved to Joystick:getAxis.

Returns the direction of the axis.

## Function

### Synopsis

    direction = love.joystick.getAxis( joystick, axis )

### Arguments

`number joystick`
  The joystick to be checked
`number axis`
  The axis to be checked

### Returns

`number direction`
  Current value of the axis

## See Also

- love.joystick

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Category:

- Functions