Joystick Services

The joystick services provide support for up to two joystick devices. Use the following functions to get information about joystick devices, to control joystick sensitivity, and to receive messages related to joystick movement and button activity:

joyGetDevCaps

Returns the capabilities of a joystick device.

joyGetNumDevs

Returns the number of devices supported by the joystick driver.

joyGetPos

Returns the position and button state of a joystick.

joyGetThreshold

Returns the movement threshold of a joystick.

joyReleaseCapture

Releases the joystick captured with joySetCapture.

joySetCapture

Causes periodic joystick messages to be sent to a window.

joySetThreshold

Sets the movement threshold of a joystick.