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# DualShock controller input names

Constants for names of DualShock 4 elements.

## Discussion

Use these constants as the keys when accessing [`GCDualShockGamepad`](/documentation/GameController/GCDualShockGamepad) elements by name using the [`allElements`](/documentation/GameController/GCPhysicalInputProfile/allElements) property, `subscript(_:)` notation, or similar [`GCPhysicalInputProfile`](/documentation/GameController/GCPhysicalInputProfile) APIs.

## Topics

### DualShock controller button names

[`var GCInputDualShockTouchpadButton: String`](/documentation/GameController/GCInputDualShockTouchpadButton-74k1l)

The name of the button functionality of the DualShock 4 touchpad.

[`var GCInputDualShockTouchpadOne: String`](/documentation/GameController/GCInputDualShockTouchpadOne-55wgz)

The name of the first finger element to touch down on the DualShock 4 touchpad.

[`var GCInputDualShockTouchpadTwo: String`](/documentation/GameController/GCInputDualShockTouchpadTwo-5f8r9)

The name of the second finger element to touch down on the DualShock 4 touchpad.

[`extern GCInputButtonName GCInputDualShockTouchpadButton;`](/documentation/GameController/GCInputDualShockTouchpadButton-47b5w)

The name of the button functionality of the DualShock 4 touchpad.

[`extern GCInputDirectionPadName GCInputDualShockTouchpadOne;`](/documentation/GameController/GCInputDualShockTouchpadOne-5u54s)

The name of the first finger element to touch down on the DualShock 4 touchpad.

[`extern GCInputDirectionPadName GCInputDualShockTouchpadTwo;`](/documentation/GameController/GCInputDualShockTouchpadTwo-38d95)

The name of the second finger element to touch down on the DualShock 4 touchpad.


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