GET_DIDEVICE_TYPE

The GET_DIDEVICE_TYPE macro extracts the device primary type code from a device type description code.

BYTE GET_DIDEVICE_TYPE(
  DWORD dwDevType  
);
 

Parameters

dwDevType

DirectInput device type description code. Possible values for this parameter are identical to those found in the dwDevType member of the DIDEVICEINSTANCE structure.

Remarks

This macro is defined in Dinput.h as follows:

#define GET_DIDEVICE_TYPE(dwDevType)    LOBYTE(dwDevType) 
 

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Use version 5.0 or later.
  Windows: Use Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in dinput.h.

See Also

GET_DIDEVICE_SUBTYPE, DIDEVICEINSTANCE