Tutorial 1: Using the Keyboard

To prepare for keyboard input, you first create a DirectInput8 object. Then you create a DirectInputDevice8 object representing the keyboard. The DirectInputDevice8 class methods are used to set the behavior of the device and retrieve data.

The tutorial divides the required tasks into the following steps.

• Step 1: Creating the DirectInput8 Object and the Keyboard Device
• Step 2: Setting the Keyboard Parameters
• Step 3: Gaining Access to the Keyboard
• Step 4: Retrieving Immediate Data from the Keyboard
• Step 5: Closing Down the DirectInput System