NAME¶

SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_LINUX_DIGITAL_HATS - A variable controlling whether joysticks on Linux will always treat 'hat' axis inputs (ABS_HAT0X - ABS_HAT3Y) as 8-way digital hats without checking whether they may be analog.

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_hints.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_LINUX_DIGITAL_HATS SDL_JOYSTICK_LINUX_DIGITAL_HATS"

DESCRIPTION¶

The variable can be set to the following values:

• "0": Only map hat axis inputs to digital hat outputs if the input axes
appear to actually be digital. (default)

• "1": Always handle the input axes numbered ABS_HAT0X to ABS_HAT3Y as
digital hats.

This hint should be set before a controller is opened.

AVAILABILITY¶

This hint is available since SDL 3.1.3.