Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic)

DirectInput8.GetDevicesBySemantics

Enumerates devices that most closely match the application-specified action map.

object.GetDevicesBySemantics( _
  str1 As String, _
  format As DIACTIONFORMAT, _
  flags As Long _
) As DirectInputEnumDevices8

object: Resolves to a DirectInput8 object.
str1: String identifying the current user, or vbNullString to specify the user logged onto the system. The user name is taken into account when enumerating devices. A device with user mappings is preferred to a device without any user mappings. By default, devices in use by other users are not enumerated for this user.
format: DIACTIONFORMAT type that specifies the action map for which suitable devices are enumerated.
flags: Flag value that specifies the scope of the enumeration. Can be one or more values from the CONST_DIEDBSFLFLAGS enumeration.

Returns a DirectInputEnumDevices8 object that represents the collection of enumerated devices.

If the method fails, an error is raised and Err.Number is set.

The keyboard and mouse are enumerated last.