Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic)

DirectInputDevice8.GetDeviceStateJoystick

Retrieves immediate data from a joystick device.

object.GetDeviceStateJoystick(state As DIJOYSTATE)

object: Resolves to a DirectInputDevice8 object.
state: A DIJOYSTATE type that receives the current state of the device.

If the method fails, an error is raised and Err.Number may be one of the following error codes.

Before device data can be obtained, you must set the cooperative level by using the DirectInputDevice8.SetCooperativeLevel method, then set the data format by using DirectInputDevice8.SetCommonDataFormat, and acquire the device by using the DirectInputDevice8.Acquire method.