Input

The XNA Framework Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input namespace provides classes and methods for retrieving user input for keyboard, mouse, and Xbox 360 controller devices.

In This Section

• Input Overview
  This article is an introduction to handling user input in XNA Game Studio Express.
• How to: Detect Whether a Controller Button Has Been Pressed This Frame
  This example demonstrates how to detect whether a user has just pressed a digital button on a connected Xbox 360 Controller. This example ignores held buttons, only activating when a button has been pressed in the current frame.
• How to: Detect Whether a Controller Is Disconnected
  This example demonstrates how to detect whether an Xbox 360 Controller connected to the system at game start has become disconnected.
• How to: Get the Current Mouse Position (Windows)
  This example demonstrates how to get the current horizontal and vertical position of the mouse cursor relative to the upper-left corner a game window.
• How to: Detect Whether a Key Is Pressed
  This example demonstrates how to detect whether a user has pressed or released a key on the keyboard.