joyGetPosEx  12_7.0W 

The joyGetPosEx function queries a joystick for its position and button status.

MMRESULT joyGetPosEx(

    UINT uJoyID,

 

    LPJOYINFOEX pji

 

   );

 

 

Parameters

uJoyID

Identifier of the joystick (JOYSTICKID1 or JOYSTICKID2) to be queried.

pji

Address of a JOYINFOEX2CYRF0 structure that contains extended position information and button status of the joystick.

 

Return Values

Returns JOYERR_NOERROR if successful or one of the following error values:

MMSYSERR_NODRIVER

The joystick driver is not present.

MMSYSERR_INVALPARAM

An invalid parameter was passed.

MMSYSERR_BADDEVICEID

The specified joystick identifier is invalid.

JOYERR_UNPLUGGED

The specified joystick is not connected to the system.

 

Remarks

This function provides access to extended devices such as rudder pedals, point-of-view hats, devices with a large number of buttons, and coordinate systems using up to six axes. For joystick devices that use three axes or fewer and have fewer than four buttons, use the joyGetPos function.

See Also

JOYINFOEX, joyGetPos