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# GCDevicePhysicalInputState

The common properties for physical devices with elements.

```
protocol GCDevicePhysicalInputState : NSObjectProtocol
```

## Overview

It’s safe to call any property and method implementation of this protocol from any thread, as long as you don’t do so from multiple threads concurrently.

## Topics

### Getting the device

[`device`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/device)

The physical device that this profile represents.

### Getting change information

[`lastEventTimestamp`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/lastEventTimestamp)

The time of the most recent event.

[`lastEventLatency`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/lastEventLatency)

The time in seconds between the last event and the current time.

### Accessing elements

[`elements`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/elements-46hgy)

The device’s elements as key-value pairs for lookup by name.

[`axes`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/axes-5u1xr)

The device’s axes as key-value pairs for lookup by name.

[`buttons`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/buttons-2ovae)

The device’s buttons as key-value pairs for lookup by name.

[`dpads`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/dpads-7b4o3)

The device’s directional pads as key-value pairs for lookup by name.

[`switches`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/switches-6dcny)

The device’s switches as key-value pairs for lookup by name.

[`elements`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/elements-1shp2)

The device’s elements as key-value pairs for lookup by name.

[`axes`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/axes-80rx)

The device’s axes as key-value pairs for lookup by name.

[`buttons`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/buttons-3257g)

The device’s buttons as key-value pairs for lookup by name.

[`dpads`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/dpads-5yr9x)

The device’s directional pads as key-value pairs for lookup by name.

[`switches`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/switches-6bws2)

The device’s switches as key-value pairs for lookup by name.

[`subscript(_:)`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/subscript(_:))

Returns the element that the key specifies.


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