controller

For controller commands to appear in VEXcode, a V5 Controller must first be connected to VEXcode V5.

Refer to these articles for more information:

• Pairing the V5 Controller with the V5 Brain for a Wireless Connection

• Configuring the V5 Controller in VEXcode V5

Initializing the Controller Class

To use a Controller in your project, start by initializing it as follows:

# Create a new object "Controller" with the Controller class.
controller Controller = controller();

This Controller object will be used in all subsequent examples throughout this API documentation when referring to Controller class methods and attributes.

The Controller class comes with three pre-defined attributes, though the screen attribute is only available if you are using a V5 Controller:

• Axis - Allows you to detect movements in the Controller’s joysticks and assign functions to axes events.

• Button - Allows you to detect button presses and assign functions to button events on the Controller.

• Screen - Enables you to display text and draw images on the V5 Controller’s screen.

Attributes

• Axis
• Button
• Screen

Class Methods

In addition to its attributes, the Controller has access to the rumble method.

rumble()

The rumble(pattern) command rumbles the controller by a pattern defined by the parameter, pattern. Dots equal short rumbles, dashes equal long rumbles, and space equals a pause.

Parameter	Description
pattern	A pattern using ‘.’ and ‘-’ for short and long rumbles.

Returns: None.

controller Controller1 = controller(primary);

// Rumble the Controller to the pattern short-short-long-long.
Controller.rumble('..--');