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# Action

> Action

Physical controller actions that can be referenced.

## Action Values

| Action | Description |
| :- | :- |
| **gamepadA** | Press of the A button |
| **gamepadB** | Press of the B button |
| **gamepadX** | Press of the X button |
| **gamepadY** | Press of the Y button |
| **view** | Press of the view button |
| **menu** | Press of the menu button |
| **leftBumper** | Press of the left bumper button |
| **rightBumper** | Press of the right bumper button |
| **dPadLeft** | Press in the left direction of the direction pad |
| **dPadRight** | Press in the right direction of the direction pad |
| **dPadUp** | Press in the up direction of the direction pad |
| **dPadDown** | Press in the down direction of the direction pad |
| **leftThumb** | Press the thumbstick of the left joystick |
| **rightThumb** | Press the thumbstick of the right joystick |
| **leftTrigger** | Press the left trigger fully |
| **rightTrigger** | Press the right trigger fully |
| **leftJoystickRight** | Left joystick pushed all the way right |
| **leftJoystickLeft** | Left joystick pushed all the way left |
| **leftJoystickUp** | Left joystick pushed all the way up |
| **leftJoystickDown** | Left joystick pushed all the way down |
| **rightJoystickRight** | Right joystick pushed all the way right |
| **rightJoystickLeft** | Right joystick pushed all the way left |
| **rightJoystickUp** | Right joystick pushed all the way up |
| **rightJoystickDown** | Right joystick pushed all the way down |

## Remarks

An `action` can be any of the buttons on a controller, the left bumper, the right bumper, the trigger, or a thumbstick click. It can also be mapped to a polar joystick action, such as a joystick being pushed all the way in a particular direction.

Controls can accept either a single `action` or an `array` of actions to represent multiple actions being take at the same time.

## Sample

#### Example 1: Action is pressing the A button

```JSON theme={null}
"action": "gamepadA"
```

#### Example 2: Action is pressing the left bumper and the right bumper buttons simultaneously

```JSON theme={null}
"action": [ "leftBumper", "rightBumper" ]
```

## See Also

[Touch Adaptation Kit Reference](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/game-streaming/game-streaming-touch-touch-adaptation-kit-overview.md)\
[Layer action](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/layout/game-streaming-touch-layer-action.md)


## Related topics

- [action_executed](https://docs.xbox.com/services/playfab/api-references/events/PlayStream/action-executed.md)
- [action_failed](https://docs.xbox.com/services/playfab/api-references/events/PlayStream/action-failed.md)
- [Actions & Rules](https://docs.xbox.com/services/playfab/data-analytics/acting-data/action-rules-overview.md)
- [Layer action](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/layout/game-streaming-touch-layer-action.md)
- [ActionTrigger](https://docs.xbox.com/services/playfab/api-references/events/data-types/actiontrigger.md)