How do I make animations function properly when using analog stick to move?

So i used the animations example from the demonoire to set animations for my character while moving and works great when using d pad but i would like to use left analog to move instead of the dpad as i would like to use dpad as a kind of hotkey. has anyone had any luck using analog for movement in an isometric style game(think retro zelda) instead of dpad? the movement works fine with my current setup but sometimes he likes to moon walk lol

Without seeing what you've done or how you've set it up, it's hard to give advice.

In general for 8 direction animations, it is usually best practice to set the animation based on the actual change in position of the sprite as a condition, rather than user inputs.

this is the code for one direction as its similar for all other directions as well as the code for setting the animation

In general for 8 direction animations, it is usually best practice to set the animation based on the actual change in position of the sprite as a condition, rather than user inputs.

not exactly sure how i would go about doing that. im assuming i would be comparing the avatars x and y, but to what im not sure