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# GCAxisInput

The common properties of inputs that provide absolute values along an axis with a fixed origin.

```
protocol GCAxisInput : NSObjectProtocol
```

## Topics

### Getting the characteristics

[`canWrap`](/documentation/GameController/GCAxisInput/canWrap)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the value wraps when it reaches the range’s minimum or maximum value.

[`isAnalog`](/documentation/GameController/GCAxisInput/isAnalog)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the input provides analog values.

### Getting the value

[`value`](/documentation/GameController/GCAxisInput/value)

The value along the axis, in unit coordinates.

[`valueDidChangeHandler`](/documentation/GameController/GCAxisInput/valueDidChangeHandler)

The block that the input object calls when the value changes.

[`lastValueTimestamp`](/documentation/GameController/GCAxisInput/lastValueTimestamp)

The time of the most recent value change.

[`lastValueLatency`](/documentation/GameController/GCAxisInput/lastValueLatency)

The time in seconds between the last value change and the current time.

### Getting user actions

[`sources`](/documentation/GameController/GCAxisInput/sources)

One or more physical actions the user performs to manipulate the input.


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