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# GCAxisElement

The common properties for an element that represents an absolute or relative input value along an axis.

```
protocol GCAxisElement : GCPhysicalInputElement
```

## Topics

### Getting the inputs

[`absoluteInput`](/documentation/GameController/GCAxisElement/absoluteInput)

An input object that provides absolute axis values.

[`relativeInput`](/documentation/GameController/GCAxisElement/relativeInput)

An input object that provides relative axis values.


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