Platform SDK: DirectX

DirectInput.GetDeviceStatus

The DirectInput.GetDeviceStatus method determines whether a device is attached to the system.

object.GetDeviceStatus(guid As String) As Boolean

Parameters

object
Object expression that resolves to a DirectInput object.
guid
The instance GUID for the desired input device. The GUID is retrieved by using the DirectInputDeviceInstance.GetGuidInstance method on the object returned by DirectInputEnumDevices.GetItem method, or it can be one of the following strings:
GUID_SysKeyboard
The default system keyboard.
GUID_SysMouse
The default system mouse.

Return Values

The method returns True if the device is attached, and False otherwise.

Error Codes

If the method fails, an error is raised and Err.Number may be one of the following error codes:

DIERR_GENERIC
DIERR_INVALIDPARAM

See Also

Using GUIDs