IDirectInputEffect::GetEffectStatus

The IDirectInputEffect::GetEffectStatus method retrieves the status of an effect.

HRESULT GetEffectStatus(

LPDWORD pdwFlags

);

Parameters

pdwFlags

Status flags for the effect. The value may be zero, or one or more of the following constants:

DIEGES_PLAYING The effect is playing.
DIEGES_EMULATED The effect is emulated.

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:

DIERR_INVALIDPARAM
DIERR_NOTINITIALIZED

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.