Get the key value of an input action

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Hi.

I want to create a system where it displays for example: [E] to interact with door
It differs depending on the item, which I’ve worked out using interfaces, but the E must adapt to whatever the player sets their input key as. How do I access the value of this input action and turn it into a string?

Thanks.

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This is how you could get the key of a specific input action in a specific context:

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Here’s another way:

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Thanks!
This worked for me.

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It returns the key with the “0”, so if in Input Mapping Context you have first Input Action as mouse/keyboard and second as gamepad: just drag off from “key” → “is input key down” to make sure which was actully pressed.

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It’s not so simple. E.g. In case you have multiple keys mapped to one action, but value is necessary. I’ve got case for change weapon, one input action, with few keys → 1, 2, 3, 4. And I need to know which slot was pressed, even so it’s still single action.