xbox 360 controller API needed

Has anyone come across an API for programming (java) with the wireless xbox 360 controller (and USB Receiver)? Google's not helping much.

I doubt it is freely available. If this API is known then not only can you read out XBOX 360 controller data, you can also create your own XBOX 360 controller. After all, you know what data it should send out. And Microsoft won't allow anyone to create these without receiving any money for it.

Actually, I have found one I am going to take a look at: jinput.
I will let you know the result.

in the mean time, if anyone has any experience of others, please let me know.

Yes I know MS = evil. But there are 3rd party controllers out there

Mark Wa wrote:Yes I know MS = evil.

That's a matter of opinion. I don't like all the things they're doing, but in this case they're just protecting their intellectual property.

But there are 3rd party controllers out there

Which are either licensed or illegal. You can't create a PlayStation or XBOX controller without a license from Sony / Microsoft. And you can't create a PC controller that looks identical to a PS / XBOX controller either without a license.

I have found and have been using jinput. It works well.

https://jinput.dev.java.net/