IDirectInputEffect::SetParameters

The IDirectInputEffect::SetParameters method sets information about an effect.

HRESULT SetParameters(
  LPCDIEFFECT peff,  
  DWORD dwFlags      
);

Parameters

peff

A DIEFFECT structure that contains effect information. The dwSize member must be filled in by the application before calling this method, as well as any members specified by corresponding bits in the dwFlags parameter.

dwFlags

Flags specifying which portions of the effect information are to be set and how the downloading of the parameters should be handled. The value may be zero, or one or more of the following constants:

DIEP_AXES: The cAxes and rgdwAxes members contain data.
DIEP_DIRECTION: The cAxes and rglDirection members contain data. The dwFlags member specifies (with DIEFF_CARTESIAN or DIEFF_POLAR) the coordinate system in which the values should be interpreted.
DIEP_DURATION: The dwDuration member contains data.
DIEP_ENVELOPE: The lpEnvelope member points to a DIENVELOPE structure that contains data. To detach any existing envelope from the effect, pass this flag and set the lpEnvelope member to NULL.
DIEP_GAIN: The dwGain member contains data.
DIEP_NODOWNLOAD: Suppress the automatic IDirectInputEffect::Download that is normally performed after the parameters are updated. See Remarks.
DIEP_NORESTART: Suppress the stopping and restarting of the effect in order to change parameters. See Remarks.
DIEP_SAMPLEPERIOD: The dwSamplePeriod member contains data.
DIEP_START: The effect is to be started (or restarted if it is currently playing) after the parameters are updated. By default, the play state of the effect is not altered.
DIEP_TRIGGERBUTTON: The dwTriggerButton member contains data.
DIEP_TRIGGERDELAY: The dwTriggerDelay member contains data.
DIEP_TRIGGERREPEATINTERVAL: The dwTriggerRepeatInterval member contains data.
DIEP_TYPESPECIFICPARAMS: The lpvTypeSpecificParams and cbTypeSpecificParams members of the DIEFFECT structure contain the address and size of type-specific data for the effect.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is one of the following:

DI_TRUNCATEDANDRESTARTED

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

DIERR_NOTINITIALIZED

DIERR_INCOMPLETEEFFECT

DIERR_INPUTLOST

DIERR_INVALIDPARAM

DIERR_EFFECTPLAYING

Remarks

The dwDynamicParams member of the DIEFFECTINFO structure for the effect specifies which parameters can be dynamically updated while the effect is playing.

The IDirectInputEffect::SetParameters method automatically downloads the effect, but this behavior can be suppressed by setting the DIEP_NODOWNLOAD flag. If automatic download has been suppressed, then you can manually download the effect by invoking the IDirectInputEffect::Download method.

If the effect is playing while the parameters are changed, then the new parameters take effect as if they were the parameters when the effect started.

For example, suppose a periodic effect with a duration of three seconds is started. After two seconds, the direction of the effect is changed. The effect will then continue for one additional second in the new direction. The envelope, phase, amplitude, and other parameters of the effect continue smoothly as if the direction had not changed.

In the same scenario, if after two seconds the duration of the effect were changed to 1.5 seconds, then the effect would stop.

Normally, if the driver cannot update the parameters of a playing effect, the driver is permitted to stop the effect, update the parameters, and then restart the effect. Passing the DIEP_NORESTART flag suppresses this behavior. If the driver cannot update the parameters of an effect while it is playing, the error code DIERR_EFFECTPLAYING is returned and the parameters are not updated.

No more than one of the DIEP_NODOWNLOAD, DIEP_START, and DIEP_NORESTART flags should be set. (It is also valid to pass none of them.)

These three flags control download and playback behavior as follows:

If DIEP_NODOWNLOAD is set, the effect parameters are updated but not downloaded to the device.

If the DIEP_START flag is set, the effect parameters are updated and downloaded to the device, and the effect is started just as if the IDirectInputEffect::Start method had been called with the dwIterations parameter set to 1 and with no flags. (Combining the update with DIEP_START is slightly faster than calling Start separately, because it requires less information to be transmitted to the device.)

If neither DIEP_NODOWNLOAD nor DIEP_START is set and the effect is not playing, then the parameters are updated and downloaded to the device.

If neither DIEP_NODOWNLOAD nor DIEP_START is set and the effect is playing, then the parameters are updated if the device supports on-the-fly updating. Otherwise the behavior depends on the state of the DIEP_NORESTART flag. If it is set, the error code DIERR_EFFECTPLAYING is returned. If it is clear, the effect is stopped, the parameters are updated, and the effect is restarted.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Header: Declared in dinput.h.
  Import Library: Use dinput.lib.