Input

Input is handled using the Input class.

Input Actions

You can configure Input Actions for your project in the Project Settings.

Using Actions

The Input class has a number of methods to help you use your input actions.

It is common to query for input within OnUpdate or OnFixedUpdate.

AnalogMove

Input.AnalogMove is generated automatically from controller input and any actions you have named "forward", "backward", "left" and "right".

This is a Vector3 representing the move input.

You can safely use this for something like player movement input but you should sanity check it first. For example, you might want to normalize it.

AnalogLook

Input.AnalogLook is generated automatically from controller and mouse input.

This represents the view angles. This could be used in something like a first person shooter to represent the eye angles or rotation of a player's object.

MouseWheel

Input.Mousewheel is a Vector2 to represent the scroll wheel. This is a Vector2 because many mouses have horizontal and vertical scrolling.

Input Glyphs

Input glyphs are an easy way for users to understand which buttons need to be pressed for actions to occur. The following code is used to generate one: Texture JumpButton = Input.GetGlyph( "jump" );

You can also choose if the glyph is outlined: Texture JumpButton = Input.GetGlyph( "jump", true );

Input glyphs are automatically changed based on the player's input method, so it's worth generating them every frame.