IDirectInputDevice::GetCapabilities

The IDirectInputDevice::GetCapabilities method obtains the capabilities of the DirectInputDevice object.

HRESULT GetCapabilities(

LPDIDEVCAPS lpDIDevCaps

);

Parameters

lpDIDevCaps

Address of a DIDEVCAPS structure to be filled with the device capabilities. The dwSize member of this structure must be initialized before calling this method.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is DI_OK.

If the method fails, the return value may be one of the following error values:

Remarks

For compatibility with DirectX 3, it is also valid to pass a DIDEVCAPS_DX3 structure with the dwSize member initialized to sizeof(DIDEVCAPS_DX3). For more information, see Designing for Previous Versions of DirectInput.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Use version 5.0 or later.
  Windows: Use Windows 95 OSR2 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in dinput.h.
  Import Library: Use dinput.lib.