---
title: IOHIDElementType
framework: IOKit
role: symbol
role_heading: Enumeration
platforms: [Mac Catalyst 13.0+, macOS 10.0+]
path: iokit/iohidelementtype
---

# IOHIDElementType

Describes different types of HID elements.

## Declaration

```occ
typedef enum IOHIDElementType : unsigned int {
    ...
} IOHIDElementType;
```

## Overview

Used by the IOHIDFamily to identify the type of element processed. Represented by the key kIOHIDElementTypeKey in the dictionary describing the element.

## Topics

### Constants

- [kIOHIDElementTypeInput_Misc](iohidelementtype/kiohidelementtypeinput_misc.md)
- [kIOHIDElementTypeInput_Button](iohidelementtype/kiohidelementtypeinput_button.md)
- [kIOHIDElementTypeInput_Axis](iohidelementtype/kiohidelementtypeinput_axis.md)
- [kIOHIDElementTypeInput_ScanCodes](iohidelementtype/kiohidelementtypeinput_scancodes.md)
- [kIOHIDElementTypeOutput](iohidelementtype/kiohidelementtypeoutput.md)
- [kIOHIDElementTypeFeature](iohidelementtype/kiohidelementtypefeature.md)
- [kIOHIDElementTypeCollection](iohidelementtype/kiohidelementtypecollection.md)
- [kIOHIDElementTypeInput_NULL](iohidelementtype/kiohidelementtypeinput_null.md)

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [IOHIDElementType](iohidelementtype.md)