DirectInput C/C++ Tutorials

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

• Tutorial 1: Using the Keyboard

  The first tutorial shows how to add DirectInput keyboard support to an existing application.

• Tutorial 2: Using the Mouse

  The next tutorial takes you through the steps of providing DirectInput mouse support in an application. The tutorial is based on the Scrawl Sample, and focuses on buffered data.

• Tutorial 3: Using the Joystick

  This tutorial shows how to enumerate a joystick connected to a system, how to create and initialize a DirectInputDevice object in a callback function, and how to retrieve immediate data. Sample code is based on the Joystick Sample.

• Tutorial 4: Using Force Feedback

  This tutorial illustrates the creation and manipulation of a simple effect on a force-feedback joystick.

• Tutorial 5: Using Action Mapping

  The final tutorial takes you through the creation and application of an action map.

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.