###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_JoyHatEvent

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

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_events.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_events.h)

## Syntax

```c
typedef struct SDL_JoyHatEvent
{
    Uint32 type;        /**< SDL_JOYHATMOTION */
    Uint32 timestamp;   /**< In milliseconds, populated using SDL_GetTicks() */
    SDL_JoystickID which; /**< The joystick instance id */
    Uint8 hat;          /**< The joystick hat index */
    Uint8 value;        /**< The hat position value.
                         *   \sa SDL_HAT_LEFTUP SDL_HAT_UP SDL_HAT_RIGHTUP
                         *   \sa SDL_HAT_LEFT SDL_HAT_CENTERED SDL_HAT_RIGHT
                         *   \sa SDL_HAT_LEFTDOWN SDL_HAT_DOWN SDL_HAT_RIGHTDOWN
                         *
                         *   Note that zero means the POV is centered.
                         */
    Uint8 padding1;
    Uint8 padding2;
} SDL_JoyHatEvent;
```

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