IDirectInputDevice7::GetDeviceInfo

The IDirectInputDevice7::GetDeviceInfo method obtains information about the device's identity.

HRESULT GetDeviceInfo(
  LPDIDEVICEINSTANCE pdidi  
);

Parameters

pdidi

Address of a DIDEVICEINSTANCE structure to be filled with information about the device's identity. An application must initialize the structure's dwSize member before calling this method.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is DI_OK.

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

Remarks

For compatibility with DirectX 3, it is also valid to pass a DIDEVICEINSTANCE_DX3 structure with the dwSize member initialized to sizeof(DIDEVICEINSTANCE_DX3). For more information, see Designing for Previous Versions of DirectInput.

Requirements

  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.