Microsoft DirectX 8.0 (C++)

IDirectInput8::GetDeviceStatus

Retrieves the status of a specified device.

HRESULT GetDeviceStatus(
  REFGUID rguidInstance  
);

Parameters

rguidInstance
Reference to (C++) or address of (C) the GUID identifying the instance of the device whose status is being checked.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is DI_OK if the device is attached to the system, or DI_NOTATTACHED otherwise.

If the method fails, the return value can be one of the following error values:

DIERR_GENERIC
DIERR_INVALIDPARAM
DIERR_NOTINITIALIZED

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows® 2000.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Header: Declared in Dinput.h.