Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic)

DirectInputDevice8.GetDeviceStateKeyboard

Retrieves immediate data from a keyboard device.

object.GetDeviceStateKeyboard(state As DIKEYBOARDSTATE)

object: Resolves to a DirectInputDevice8 object.
state: A DIKEYBOARDSTATE 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.