---
title: GCInputDirectionalCardinalDpad
framework: gamecontroller
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: gamecontroller/gcinputdirectionalcardinaldpad
---

# GCInputDirectionalCardinalDpad

The name of the controller’s optional secondary directional pad element.

## Declaration

```swift
let GCInputDirectionalCardinalDpad: String
```

## Discussion

Discussion This input element is an eight-way digital directional pad with physical up, down, left, and right buttons. For the second-generation Siri Remote and later, this represents the outer ring of the touch surface.

## See Also

### Directional Pad Names

- [GCInputDirectionalDpad](gamecontroller/gcinputdirectionaldpad.md)