How to access a joystick/gamepad (NME recipe)

JoystickExample.hx

package com.joshuagranick.joystickexample;


import nme.display.Sprite;
import nme.events.JoystickEvent;
import nme.Lib;


/**
 * @author Joshua Granick
 */
class JoystickExample extends Sprite {
	
	
	public function new () {
		
		super ();
		
		Lib.current.stage.addEventListener (JoystickEvent.AXIS_MOVE, stage_onJoyAxisMove);
		Lib.current.stage.addEventListener (JoystickEvent.BALL_MOVE, stage_onBallMove);
		Lib.current.stage.addEventListener (JoystickEvent.BUTTON_DOWN, stage_onJoyButtonDown);
		Lib.current.stage.addEventListener (JoystickEvent.BUTTON_UP, stage_onJoyButtonUp);
		Lib.current.stage.addEventListener (JoystickEvent.HAT_MOVE, stage_onJoyHatMove);
		
	}
	
	
	private function stage_onBallMove (event:JoystickEvent):Void {
		
		// event.device -- specifies which input device is reporting the event
		// event.id -- specifies which trackball is reporting the event
		// event.x -- relative X movement
		// event.y -- relative Y movement
		
	}
	
	
	private function stage_onJoyAxisMove (event:JoystickEvent):Void {
		
		// event.device -- specifies which input device is reporting the event
		// event.x -- x axis value, from -1 to 1
		// event.y -- y axis value, from -1 to 1
		// event.z -- z axis value, from -1 to 1
		
	}
	
	
	private function stage_onJoyButtonDown (event:JoystickEvent):Void {
		
		// event.device -- specifies which input device is reporting the event
		// event.id -- specifies which button is reporting the event
		
	}
	
	
	private function stage_onJoyButtonUp (event:JoystickEvent):Void {
		
		// event.device -- specifies which input device is reporting the event
		// event.id -- specifies which button is reporting the event
		
	}
	
	
	private function stage_onJoyHatMove (event:JoystickEvent):Void {
		
		// event.device -- specifies which input device is reporting the event
		// event.id -- specifies which button is reporting the event
		// event.x -- specifies the x position of the hat, either -1, 0 or 1
		// event.y -- specifies the y position of the hat, either -1, 0 or 1
		
	}
	
	
}