---
name: "SDL_JoyHatEvent"
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_JoyHatEvent/3type"
---

# SDL\_JoyHatEvent(3type)

Joystick hat position change event structure (event.jhat.\*)

## NAME

SDL\_JoyHatEvent - Joystick hat position change event structure (event.jhat.\*)

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_events.h

## SYNOPSIS

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

**typedef struct SDL\_JoyHatEvent** **{**     **SDL\_EventType type; /\*\*\< SDL\_EVENT\_JOYSTICK\_HAT\_MOTION \*/**     **Uint32 reserved;**     **Uint64 timestamp;   /\*\*\< In nanoseconds, populated using SDL\_GetTicksNS() \*/**     **SDL\_JoystickID which; /\*\*\< The joystick instance id \*/**     **Uint8 hat;          /\*\*\< The joystick hat index \*/**     **Uint8 value;        /\*\*\< The hat position value.**                          **\*   a SDL\_HAT\_LEFTUP SDL\_HAT\_UP SDL\_HAT\_RIGHTUP**                          **\*   a SDL\_HAT\_LEFT SDL\_HAT\_CENTERED SDL\_HAT\_RIGHT**                          **\*   a SDL\_HAT\_LEFTDOWN SDL\_HAT\_DOWN SDL\_HAT\_RIGHTDOWN**                          **\***                          **\*   Note that zero means the POV is centered.**                          **\*/**     **Uint8 padding1;**     **Uint8 padding2;** **} SDL\_JoyHatEvent;**

## AVAILABILITY

This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.