# Joystick:getAxis

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
It has been moved from love.joystick.getAxis.

Gets the direction of an axis.

## Function

### Synopsis

    direction = Joystick:getAxis( axis )

### Arguments

`number axis`
  The index of the axis to be checked.

### Returns

`number direction`
  Current value of the axis.

## See Also

- Joystick
- Joystick:getAxes
- Joystick:getAxisCount

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Category:

- Functions