DirectInput Device Data

This section covers the basic concepts of getting data from DirectInput devices.

• Buffered and Immediate Data
• Time Stamps and Sequence Numbers
• Polling and Events
• Relative and Absolute Axis Coordinates

Specific details about mouse, keyboard, and joystick input data, and about output data, are given in the following sections:

• Mouse Data
• Keyboard Data
• Joystick Data
• Output Data

Examples of retrieving data from input devices are found in the following tutorials:

• Tutorial 1: Using the Keyboard
• Tutorial 2: Using the Mouse
• Tutorial 3: Using the Joystick