Is my Java code ok?

[Lesafian]

Won't this only work if I move the stick up? Shouldn't I need both > and < .1 if I'd like to both increase and decrease

Example of what I mean:

			if (Math.abs(xboxController.getRawAxis(5)) > .1) {
                               
                                //set your motor output to the axis value
				slideMotor.set(xboxController.getRawAxis(5));

			
			}else if (Math.abs(xboxController.getRawAxis(5)) < .1 {
                                slideMotor.set(xboxController.getRawAxis(5));
                        }

[soundfx]

Won't this only work if I move the stick up? Shouldn't I need both > and < .1 if I'd like to both increase and decrease

MaGiC_PiKaChU is correct. His code will test the absolute value for the threshold, then set the motor power to the joystick. Yours would probably work just as well, but the else if is redundant since it will never evaluate to true.

[MaGiC_PiKaChU]

Originally Posted by Lesafian

Won't this only work if I move the stick up? Shouldn't I need both > and < .1 if I'd like to both increase and decrease

Example of what I mean:

			if (Math.abs(xboxController.getRawAxis(5)) > .1) {
                               
                                //set your motor output to the axis value
				slideMotor.set(xboxController.getRawAxis(5));

			
			}else if (Math.abs(xboxController.getRawAxis(5)) < .1 {
                                slideMotor.set(xboxController.getRawAxis(5));
                        }

No. The math.abs function transforms your value to positive.

if (Math.abs(xboxController.getRawAxis(5) < .1) is equivalent to if(xboxController.getRawAxis(5) < .1 && xboxController.getRawAxis(5) > -.1)

Let's say you put Math.abs(-0.05). that will output 0.05. I recommend you try it out and print in the Riolog. That saves you a few lines in your code, instead of testing for both positive and negative values.

[mmaunu]

Originally Posted by MaGiC_PiKaChU

No. The math.abs function transforms your value to positive.

if (Math.abs(xboxController.getRawAxis(5) < .1) is equivalent to if(xboxController.getRawAxis(5) < .1 || xboxController.getRawAxis(5) > -.1)

That should be an && (and) in your compound statement instead of an or.

[MaGiC_PiKaChU]

Originally Posted by mmaunu

That should be an && (and) in your compound statement instead of an or.

you're right. Fixed it