joystick program

I'm creating a joystick program. I plug in the joystick, run the program, and numbers are printed out based on what buttons are being pressed on the joystick. This is going to be used for a robot.
However, I'm having a problem with it. I want the program to work so that I don't have to hold down the buttons when the numbers are being printed.

Code:

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//--- Run joystick session
        running = true;
        while (running) {
                //--- Clear memory, load data structure
                memset(&jixStick, 0x000, sizeof(JOYINFOEX));
                jixStick.dwSize = sizeof(JOYINFOEX);
                jixStick.dwFlags = JOY_RETURNALL;
                joyGetPosEx(JOYSTICKID1, &jixStick);
               
                numZpos = jixStick.dwZpos / 524;
                numXpos = jixStick.dwXpos / 524;

//If none of the joystick buttons are pressed
                if (!(jixStick.dwButtons & JOY_BUTTON5) && !(jixStick.dwButtons & JOY_BUTTON6) && !(jixStick.dwButtons & JOY_BUTTON4) && !(jixStick.dwButtons & JOY_BUTTON1)) {
                        cout << "The value of the Z position is: " << "  " << numZpos << endl;
                }

                if ((jixStick.dwButtons & JOY_BUTTON5)) {
                        reverse = myArray[0] / 524;
                        cout << "Moving backwards..." << "  " << reverse << endl;
                }
}

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So if the 5th button on the joystick is pressed, the "Moving backwards" value is printed. However it only prints when I'm holding the button. I just want to press the button once, and then it prints when I'm not holding the button. Any ideas on how I can do this?

set a flag when the button is down update based on the flag only reset the flag when the button up was received that should be working for you.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by (::)

set a flag when the button is down update based on the flag only reset the flag when the button up was received that should be working for you.

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So you're saying that I should set an integer and then give it a value when the button is pressed? Then when the button is not pressed, give it another value?

Code:

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bool zCheck = false;
if ((jixStick.dwButtons & JOY_BUTTON5)) {
zCheck = true;
}
else {
zCheck = false;
}

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I'm not sure if that would work or not since the button will still have to be pressed in order for it to be true.