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InputEventAction
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**Inherits:** :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
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Input event type for actions.

Properties
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| :ref:`String<class_String>` | :ref:`action<class_InputEventAction_property_action>`   |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`     | :ref:`pressed<class_InputEventAction_property_pressed>` |
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Description
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Contains a generic action which can be targeted from several type of inputs. Actions can be created from the project settings menu ``Project > Project Settings > Input Map``. See :ref:`Node._input<class_Node_method__input>`.

Tutorials
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- `#actions <../tutorials/inputs/inputevent.html#actions>`_ in :doc:`../tutorials/inputs/inputevent`

Property Descriptions
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.. _class_InputEventAction_property_action:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **action**

+----------+-------------------+
| *Setter* | set_action(value) |
+----------+-------------------+
| *Getter* | get_action()      |
+----------+-------------------+

The action's name. Actions are accessed via this :ref:`String<class_String>`.

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.. _class_InputEventAction_property_pressed:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **pressed**

+----------+--------------------+
| *Setter* | set_pressed(value) |
+----------+--------------------+
| *Getter* | is_pressed()       |
+----------+--------------------+

If ``true``, the action's state is pressed. If ``false``, the action's state is released.