The information in this topic pertains only to applications written in C++. See DirectInput Visual Basic Tutorials.

When an application is about to close, it should destroy all DirectInput objects. This is a three-step process:

• Unacquire all DirectInput devices (IDirectInputDevice7::Unacquire)
• Release all DirectInput devices (IDirectInputDevice7::Release)
• Release the DirectInput object (IDirectInput7::Release)

For a sample function that closes down the DirectInput system, see Sample Function 2: DI_Term.