Platform SDK: DirectX

DirectInputDevice.GetDeviceStateKeyboard

The DirectInputDevice.GetDeviceStateKeyboard method retrieves instantaneous data from a keyboard device.

object.GetDeviceStateKeyboard(state As DIKEYBOARDSTATE)

Parameters

object
Object expression that resolves to a DirectInputDevice object.
state
A DIKEYBOARDSTATE type that receives the current state of the device.

Error Codes

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

DIERR_INPUTLOST
DIERR_INVALIDPARAM
DIERR_NOTACQUIRED
E_PENDING

Remarks

Before device data can be obtained, you must set the cooperative level by using the DirectInputDevice.SetCooperativeLevel method, then set the data format by using DirectInputDevice.SetCommonDataFormat, and acquire the device by using the DirectInputDevice.Acquire method.

See Also

DirectInputDevice.Poll