DirectInput Tutorials

This section contains five tutorials, each providing step-by-step instructions for implementing basic Microsoft DirectInput functionality in a C or C++ application.

Tutorials

• Tutorial 1: Using the Keyboard
• Tutorial 2: Using the Mouse
• Tutorial 3: Using the Joystick
• Tutorial 4: Using Force Feedback
• Tutorial 5: Using Action Mapping

Note    These tutorials are written using C++ style function calls. For instructions on writing Microsoft DirectX function calls in a C environment, see Using C to Access COM Objects.