# Joystick:getHat

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
It has been moved from love.joystick.getHat.

Gets the direction of a hat.

## Function

### Synopsis

    direction = Joystick:getHat( hat )

### Arguments

`number hat`
  The index of the hat to be checked.

### Returns

`JoystickHat direction`
  The direction the hat is pushed.

## See Also

- Joystick
- Joystick:getHatCount

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Category:

- Functions