Difference between _input and _gui_input

Question

Hello, as the title says, what is the difference between using input and _guiinput ? The docs say that guiinput is specially for Control nodes, but I've been using normal input in Control nodes since I wasn't aware that _guiinput existed, and it works just fine. Am I missing something?

Answer 1

It's just holds input only for specific node. It's easier because it won't trigger if click is outside of the node or it's overlapped. It also provides click position relative to the node origin which is also can be helpful.