8way & 4way Difference

[enfz]

Hello  
I have a joystick, but how do I tell if its 8way or 4way? Any ideas?
Thanks.

[_Iz-]

Push it into a diagonal and see if it can trigger 2 switches at once...

8-way can trigger 2 at once, 4-way can't...

[Brad Lee]

If it's in a disassembled state see if there is any kind of restrictor plate around the shaft of the joystick. By that I mean is there a palstic or metal plate with a square cutout(points toward the corners), or a diamond(points of the square straight up & down, left&right)
If it's square it's likely to be 8way, if its a diamond, it's a 4way

[eightbit]

Hello  
I have a joystick, but how do I tell if its 8way or 4way? Any ideas?
Thanks.

Have you read any of the faq that is the basis of this web site? You really should theres a lot of good information here that will help you understand things like 4 way or 8 way joysticks. Some joysticks are even switchable and can do both.