Axis constant: Brake axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute position of the brake control. The value is normalized to a range from 0.0 (no braking) to 1.0 (maximum braking).

Axis constant: Distance axis of a motion event.

• For a stylus, reports the distance of the stylus from the screen. A value of 0.0 indicates direct contact and larger values indicate increasing distance from the surface.

Axis constant: Gas axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute position of the gas (accelerator) control. The value is normalized to a range from 0.0 (no acceleration) to 1.0 (maximum acceleration).

Axis constant: Hat X axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute X position of the directional hat control. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (left) to 1.0 (right).

Axis constant: Hat Y axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute Y position of the directional hat control. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (up) to 1.0 (down).

Axis constant: Horizontal Scroll axis of a motion event.

• For a mouse, reports the relative movement of the horizontal scroll wheel. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (left) to 1.0 (right).

This axis should be used to scroll views horizontally.

Axis constant: Left Trigger axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute position of the left trigger control. The value is normalized to a range from 0.0 (released) to 1.0 (fully pressed).

Axis constant: Orientation axis of a motion event.

• For a touch screen or touch pad, reports the orientation of the finger or tool in radians relative to the vertical plane of the device. An angle of 0 radians indicates that the major axis of contact is oriented upwards, is perfectly circular or is of unknown orientation. A positive angle indicates that the major axis of contact is oriented to the right. A negative angle indicates that the major axis of contact is oriented to the left. The full range is from -PI/2 radians (finger pointing fully left) to PI/2 radians (finger pointing fully right).
• For a stylus, the orientation indicates the direction in which the stylus is pointing in relation to the vertical axis of the current orientation of the screen. The range is from -PI radians to PI radians, where 0 is pointing up, -PI/2 radians is pointing left, -PI or PI radians is pointing down, and PI/2 radians is pointing right. See also Axis.Tilt.

Axis constant: Pressure axis of a motion event.

• For a touch screen or touch pad, reports the approximate pressure applied to the surface by a finger or other tool. The value is normalized to a range from 0 (no pressure at all) to 1 (normal pressure), although values higher than 1 may be generated depending on the calibration of the input device.
• For a trackball, the value is set to 1 if the trackball button is pressed or 0 otherwise.
• For a mouse, the value is set to 1 if the primary mouse button is pressed or 0 otherwise.

Axis constant: Right Trigger axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute position of the right trigger control. The value is normalized to a range from 0.0 (released) to 1.0 (fully pressed).

Axis constant: Rudder axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute position of the rudder control. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (turn left) to 1.0 (turn right).

Axis constant: X Rotation axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute rotation angle about the X axis. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (counter-clockwise) to 1.0 (clockwise).

Axis constant: Y Rotation axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute rotation angle about the Y axis. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (counter-clockwise) to 1.0 (clockwise).

Axis constant: Z Rotation axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute rotation angle about the Z axis. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (counter-clockwise) to 1.0 (clockwise). On game pads with two analog joysticks, this axis is often reinterpreted to report the absolute Y position of the second joystick instead.

Axis constant: Size axis of a motion event.

• For a touch screen or touch pad, reports the approximate size of the contact area in relation to the maximum detectable size for the device. The value is normalized to a range from 0 (smallest detectable size) to 1 (largest detectable size), although it is not a linear scale. This value is of limited use. To obtain calibrated size information, use Axis.TouchMajor or Axis.ToolMajor.

Axis constant: Throttle axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute position of the throttle control. The value is normalized to a range from 0.0 (fully open) to 1.0 (fully closed).

Axis constant: Tilt axis of a motion event.

• For a stylus, reports the tilt angle of the stylus in radians where 0 radians indicates that the stylus is being held perpendicular to the surface, and PI/2 radians indicates that the stylus is being held flat against the surface.

Axis constant: ToolMajor axis of a motion event.

• For a touch screen, reports the length of the major axis of an ellipse that represents the size of the approaching finger or tool used to make contact.
• For a touch pad, reports the length of the major axis of an ellipse that represents the size of the approaching finger or tool used to make contact. The units are device-dependent; use InputDevice.GetMotionRange(Axis) to query the effective range of values.

When the touch is circular, the major and minor axis lengths will be equal to one another.

The tool size may be larger than the touch size since the tool may not be fully in contact with the touch sensor.

Axis constant: ToolMinor axis of a motion event.

• For a touch screen, reports the length of the minor axis of an ellipse that represents the size of the approaching finger or tool used to make contact.
• For a touch pad, reports the length of the minor axis of an ellipse that represents the size of the approaching finger or tool used to make contact. The units are device-dependent; use InputDevice.GetMotionRange(Axis) to query the effective range of values.

When the touch is circular, the major and minor axis lengths will be equal to one another.

The tool size may be larger than the touch size since the tool may not be fully in contact with the touch sensor.

Axis constant: TouchMajor axis of a motion event.

• For a touch screen, reports the length of the major axis of an ellipse that represents the touch area at the point of contact. The units are display pixels.
• For a touch pad, reports the length of the major axis of an ellipse that represents the touch area at the point of contact. The units are device-dependent; use InputDevice.GetMotionRange(Axis) to query the effective range of values.

Axis constant: TouchMinor axis of a motion event.

• For a touch screen, reports the length of the minor axis of an ellipse that represents the touch area at the point of contact. The units are display pixels.
• For a touch pad, reports the length of the minor axis of an ellipse that represents the touch area at the point of contact. The units are device-dependent; use InputDevice.GetMotionRange(Axis) to query the effective range of values.

When the touch is circular, the major and minor axis lengths will be equal to one another.

Axis constant: Vertical Scroll axis of a motion event.

• For a mouse, reports the relative movement of the vertical scroll wheel. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (down) to 1.0 (up).

This axis should be used to scroll views vertically.

Axis constant: Wheel axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute position of the steering wheel control. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (turn left) to 1.0 (turn right).

Axis constant: X axis of a motion event.

• For a touch screen, reports the absolute X screen position of the center of the touch contact area. The units are display pixels.
• For a touch pad, reports the absolute X surface position of the center of the touch contact area. The units are device-dependent; use InputDevice.GetMotionRange(Axis) to query the effective range of values.
• For a mouse, reports the absolute X screen position of the mouse pointer. The units are display pixels.
• For a trackball, reports the relative horizontal displacement of the trackball. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (left) to 1.0 (right).
• For a joystick, reports the absolute X position of the joystick. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (left) to 1.0 (right).

Axis constant: Y axis of a motion event.

• For a touch screen, reports the absolute Y screen position of the center of the touch contact area. The units are display pixels.
• For a touch pad, reports the absolute Y surface position of the center of the touch contact area. The units are device-dependent; use InputDevice.GetMotionRange(Axis) to query the effective range of values.
• For a mouse, reports the absolute Y screen position of the mouse pointer. The units are display pixels.
• For a trackball, reports the relative vertical displacement of the trackball. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (up) to 1.0 (down).
• For a joystick, reports the absolute Y position of the joystick. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (up or far) to 1.0 (down or near).

Axis constant: Z axis of a motion event.

• For a joystick, reports the absolute Z position of the joystick. The value is normalized to a range from -1.0 (high) to 1.0 (low). On game pads with two analog joysticks, this axis is often reinterpreted to report the absolute X position of the second joystick instead.