joyReleaseCapture

The joyReleaseCapture function releases the specified captured joystick.

MMRESULT joyReleaseCapture(
  UINT uJoyID  
);

Parameters

uJoyID
Identifier of the joystick (JOYSTICKID1 or JOYSTICK2) to be released.

Return Values

Returns JOYERR_NOERROR if successful or one of the following error values:

Value Description
MMSYSERR_NODRIVER The joystick driver is not present.
JOYERR_PARMS The specified joystick device identifier uJoyID is invalid.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in mmsystem.h.
  Import Library: Use winmm.lib.

See Also

Joysticks Overview, Multimedia Joystick Functions