---
name: "SDL_JoyButtonEvent"
section: "3type"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsdl3-doc"
version: "3.2.10+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SDL_JoyButtonEvent/3type"
---

# SDL\_JoyButtonEvent(3type)

Joystick button event structure (event.jbutton.\*)

## NAME

SDL\_JoyButtonEvent - Joystick button event structure (event.jbutton.\*)

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_events.h

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
```

**typedef struct SDL\_JoyButtonEvent** **{**     **SDL\_EventType type; /\*\*\< SDL\_EVENT\_JOYSTICK\_BUTTON\_DOWN or SDL\_EVENT\_JOYSTICK\_BUTTON\_UP \*/**     **Uint32 reserved;**     **Uint64 timestamp;   /\*\*\< In nanoseconds, populated using SDL\_GetTicksNS() \*/**     **SDL\_JoystickID which; /\*\*\< The joystick instance id \*/**     **Uint8 button;       /\*\*\< The joystick button index \*/**     **bool down;      /\*\*\< true if the button is pressed \*/**     **Uint8 padding1;**     **Uint8 padding2;** **} SDL\_JoyButtonEvent;**

## AVAILABILITY

This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.