JOYCAPS structure

The JOYCAPS structure contains information about the joystick capabilities.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  WORD  wMid;
  WORD  wPid;
  TCHAR szPname[MAXPNAMELEN];
  UINT  wXmin;
  UINT  wXmax;
  UINT  wYmin;
  UINT  wYmax;
  UINT  wZmin;
  UINT  wZmax;
  UINT  wNumButtons;
  UINT  wPeriodMin;
  UINT  wPeriodMax;
  UINT  wRmin;
  UINT  wRmax;
  UINT  wUmin;
  UINT  wUmax;
  UINT  wVmin;
  UINT  wVmax;
  UINT  wCaps;
  UINT  wMaxAxes;
  UINT  wNumAxes;
  UINT  wMaxButtons;
  TCHAR szRegKey[MAXPNAMELEN];
  TCHAR szOEMVxD[MAX_JOYSTICKOEMVXDNAME];
} JOYCAPS;

Members

wMid

Manufacturer identifier. Manufacturer identifiers are defined in Manufacturer and Product Identifiers.

wPid

Product identifier. Product identifiers are defined in Manufacturer and Product Identifiers.

szPname

Null-terminated string containing the joystick product name.

wXmin

Minimum X-coordinate.

wXmax

Maximum X-coordinate.

wYmin

Minimum Y-coordinate.

wYmax

Maximum Y-coordinate.

wZmin

Minimum Z-coordinate.

wZmax

Maximum Z-coordinate.

wNumButtons

Number of joystick buttons.

wPeriodMin

Smallest polling frequency supported when captured by the joySetCapture function.

wPeriodMax

Largest polling frequency supported when captured by joySetCapture.

wRmin

Minimum rudder value. The rudder is a fourth axis of movement.

wRmax

Maximum rudder value. The rudder is a fourth axis of movement.

wUmin

Minimum u-coordinate (fifth axis) values.

wUmax

Maximum u-coordinate (fifth axis) values.

wVmin

Minimum v-coordinate (sixth axis) values.

wVmax

Maximum v-coordinate (sixth axis) values.

wCaps

Joystick capabilities The following flags define individual capabilities that a joystick might have:

Flag	Description
JOYCAPS_HASZ	Joystick has z-coordinate information.
JOYCAPS_HASR	Joystick has rudder (fourth axis) information.
JOYCAPS_HASU	Joystick has u-coordinate (fifth axis) information.
JOYCAPS_HASV	Joystick has v-coordinate (sixth axis) information.
JOYCAPS_HASPOV	Joystick has point-of-view information.
JOYCAPS_POV4DIR	Joystick point-of-view supports discrete values (centered, forward, backward, left, and right).
JOYCAPS_POVCTS	Joystick point-of-view supports continuous degree bearings.

 

wMaxAxes

Maximum number of axes supported by the joystick.

wNumAxes

Number of axes currently in use by the joystick.

wMaxButtons

Maximum number of buttons supported by the joystick.

szRegKey

Null-terminated string containing the registry key for the joystick.

szOEMVxD

Null-terminated string identifying the joystick driver OEM.

Requirements

See also

Joysticks

Multimedia Joystick Structures

joySetCapture

Joysticks

Multimedia Joystick Structures

Build date: 10/27/2012