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# left

The button element that changes the negative x-axis.

```
var left: GCControllerButtonInput { get }
```

## Discussion

The value of the `right` and `left` buttons are mutually exclusive because the user can only press one of these buttons at a time. Therefore, when the `left` button is nonzero, the `right` button is `0`.

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