SDL_JoyHatEvent(3)

Structure definition

typedef struct{
  Uint8 type;
  Uint8 which;
  Uint8 hat;
  Uint8 value;
} SDL_JoyHatEvent;

Structure data

`type`	`SDL_JOY`
`which`	Joystick device index
`hat`	Joystick hat index
`value`	Hat position

Overview

SDL_JoyHatEvent is a member of the SDL_Event union and is used when an event of type SDL_JOYHATMOTION is reported.

A SDL_JOYHATMOTION event occurs when ever a user moves a hat on the joystick. The field which is the index of the joystick that reported the event and hat is the index of the hat (for a more detailed exlaination see the Joystick section). value is the current position of the hat. It is a logically OR'd combination of the following values (whose meanings should be pretty obvious:) :

	`SDL_HAT_CENTERED`
	`SDL_HAT_UP`
	`SDL_HAT_RIGHT`
	`SDL_HAT_DOWN`
	`SDL_HAT_LEFT`

The following defines are also provided:

	`SDL_HAT_RIGHTUP`
	`SDL_HAT_RIGHTDOWN`
	`SDL_HAT_LEFTUP`
	`SDL_HAT_LEFTDOWN`

Releases

11 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 1 time.