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# value

The current value of the axis.

```
var value: Float { get }
```

## Discussion

Often a physical controller ignores values near the neutral position called the dead zone. The [`GCControllerAxisInput`](/documentation/GameController/GCControllerAxisInput) element handles this dead zone, and other physical constraints of a hardware control, by computing a normalized value.

The normalized value ranges from `-1` to `1`. If the value is `0`, the movement is in the dead zone. A nonzero value indicates the moment is outside of the dead zone.

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