This topic pertains only to application development in C and C++. See DirectInput Visual Basic Samples.

Description

The KeybdExc sample shows how to use the keyboard at the exclusive cooperative level.

Path

Source: (SDK root)\Samples\Multimedia\DInput\Src\KeybdExc

Executable: (SDK root)\Samples\Multimedia\DInput\Bin\KeybdExc.exe

User's Guide

Hold down one or more keys and the index value of each key (see Keyboard Device Constants) is shown. Note that the Windows key does not activate the system Start menu, as it does in the KeybdImm Sample.

Programming Notes

This sample illustrates how an application can use DirectInput to obtain immediate keyboard data at the exclusive foreground cooperative level. The application repeatedly calls IDirectInputDevice7::GetDeviceState and displays a string containing the values of all the keys that are down.