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# ButtonEx

<h2 align="center">Methods</h2>

### `pressed()`

Checks if the button is currently pressed.

### `released()`

Checks if the button is currently released.

### `wasJustPressed()`

Only returns true the first tick that you pressed the button.

### `wasJustReleased()`

Only returns true the first tick you released the button.

### `stateJustChanged()`

Returns true if the current state is different from the last.

<h2 align="center">Implementation</h2>

First you need to reference GamepadEx:

```
GamepadEx gamepadEx;
```

And then create your button:

```
ButtonEx A; // this will be the "A" button
```

In `init()`, you need to assign the input to the ButtonEx and GamepadEx:

```
public void init() {
        gamepadEx = new GamepadEx();
        gamepadEx.buttons.add(A = new ButtonEx(gamepad1.a));
    }
```

And now in `loop()` you can call its methods.

At the end of `loop()`, call `gamepadEx.update()`

{% hint style="warning" %}
Do this **Last**.
{% endhint %}

See [ButtonExTest](https://github.com/Gamemanuel/FTCCodingTemplates/blob/8eca65f3f52aba3cf753e8d43f9bd6f86bed9e19/TeamCode/src/main/java/org/firstinspires/ftc/teamcode/Samples/ButtonExTest.java) for an example.


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