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title: Joystick Logic
description: "Inherit from [UComponentLogic](https://www.lostingamestudio.com/documentation/touch-interface-designer/layout-component-logic/layout-component-logic/) Related Classes - UComponentLogic - SLayoutComponent - UComponentDecorator ## SUMMARY Interprets inputs as a joystick. Behavior is similar to a gamepad joystick. Three possible states: - **Pressed** : Sends an event on press (trigger or start). -…"
url: "https://www.lostingamestudio.com/documentation/touch-interface-designer/logic/joystick-logic/"
updated: "2025-12-22"
category: Touch Interface Layout / Logic
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# Joystick Logic

Inherit from [UComponentLogic](https://www.lostingamestudio.com/documentation/touch-interface-designer/layout-component-logic/layout-component-logic/)

 Related Classes

- UComponentLogic
- SLayoutComponent
- UComponentDecorator

## SUMMARY

Interprets inputs as a joystick. Behavior is similar to a gamepad joystick.

Three possible states:

- **Pressed** : Sends an event on press (trigger or start).
- **Moved** : Sends an event on move (trigger).
- **Released** : Sends an event on release (completed).

The type of input selected in the input action must be an Axis2D.

## WHEN TO USE IT?

When you want behavior similar to a classic gamepad joystick. For example, you want to move the character or the camera.

## DECORATOR POSITION DRIVED BY THUMBSTICK

Add a decorator that will act as a thumbstick in your joystick. Then, in the logic category in your joystick logic, select the decorator in the **Thumbstick Decorator Name** variable.

You have several options for modifying the decorator. For example, you can specify that the center of the decorator should not extend beyond the component's geometry. **Direction Only** allows you to modify the decorator's rotation to indicate the joystick's direction to the user.