| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic) |
The DirectInput8 class represents the Microsoft® DirectInput® system. An application should have a single object of this class, which is used to enumerate available devices, create devices, and retrieve the status of devices, as well as to invoke an instance of the Microsoft Windows® Control Panel.
The DirectInput8 object is obtained by using the DirectX8.DirectInputCreate method.
The DirectInput8 class has the following methods:
| Action Mapping | ConfigureDevices |
| GetDevicesBySemantics | |
| Device Management | CreateDevice |
| GetDeviceStatus | |
| GetDIDevices | |
| Miscellaneous | RunControlPanel |