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VisualShaderNodeInput
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**Inherits:** :ref:`VisualShaderNode<class_VisualShaderNode>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Represents the input shader parameter within the visual shader graph.

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Description
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Gives access to input variables (built-ins) available for the shader. See the shading reference for the list of available built-ins for each shader type (check ``Tutorials`` section for link).

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Tutorials
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- :doc:`Shading reference index <../tutorials/shaders/shader_reference/index>`

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Properties
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   | :ref:`String<class_String>` | :ref:`input_name<class_VisualShaderNodeInput_property_input_name>` | ``"[None]"`` |
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Methods
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   | :ref:`String<class_String>` | :ref:`get_input_real_name<class_VisualShaderNodeInput_method_get_input_real_name>`\ (\ ) |const| |
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Signals
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**input_type_changed**\ (\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_VisualShaderNodeInput_signal_input_type_changed>`

Emitted when input is changed via :ref:`input_name<class_VisualShaderNodeInput_property_input_name>`.

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Property Descriptions
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:ref:`String<class_String>` **input_name** = ``"[None]"`` :ref:`🔗<class_VisualShaderNodeInput_property_input_name>`

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- |void| **set_input_name**\ (\ value\: :ref:`String<class_String>`\ )
- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_input_name**\ (\ )

One of the several input constants in lower-case style like: "vertex" (``VERTEX``) or "point_size" (``POINT_SIZE``).

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Method Descriptions
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:ref:`String<class_String>` **get_input_real_name**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_VisualShaderNodeInput_method_get_input_real_name>`

Returns a translated name of the current constant in the Godot Shader Language. E.g. ``"ALBEDO"`` if the :ref:`input_name<class_VisualShaderNodeInput_property_input_name>` equal to ``"albedo"``.

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