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# HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType

Types of accessory input sources.

```
enum HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType
```

## Topics

### Accessory source types

[`case airPlay`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/airPlay)

The input source is an AirPlay device.

[`case application`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/application)

A virtual input source type for any preinstalled or downloaded applications on the television.

[`case componentVideo`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/componentVideo)

The input source is a Component Video input.

[`case compositeVideo`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/compositeVideo)

The input source is a Composite Video input.

[`case dvi`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/dvi)

The input source is a DVI input.

[`case hdmi`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/hdmi)

The input source is an HDMI input.

[`case homeScreen`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/homeScreen)

A virtual input source type that represents the television’s default home screen, if there is one.

[`case other`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/other)

The input source is another input category.

[`case sVideo`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/sVideo)

The input source is a S-Video input.

[`case tuner`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/tuner)

The input source is the television’s tuner.

[`case usb`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/usb)

The input source is a USB device.

### Initializers

[`init?(rawValue: Int)`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputSourceType/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

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