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joystickapi.h header

This header is used by Windows Multimedia. For more information, see:

joystickapi.h contains the following programming interfaces:

Functions

 
joyConfigChanged

The joyConfigChanged function informs the joystick driver that the configuration has changed and should be reloaded from the registry.
joyGetDevCaps

The joyGetDevCaps function (joystickapi.h) queries a joystick to determine its capabilities. uJoyID is the identifier of the joystick to be queried.
joyGetDevCapsA

The joyGetDevCaps function queries a joystick to determine its capabilities. (joyGetDevCapsA)
joyGetDevCapsW

The joyGetDevCapsW (Unicode) function queries a joystick to determine its comprehensive capabilities.
joyGetNumDevs

The joyGetNumDevs function queries the joystick driver for the number of joysticks it supports.
joyGetPos

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

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

The joyGetThreshold function queries a joystick for its current movement threshold.
joyReleaseCapture

The joyReleaseCapture function releases the specified captured joystick.
joySetCapture

The joySetCapture function captures a joystick by causing its messages to be sent to the specified window.
joySetThreshold

The joySetThreshold function sets the movement threshold of a joystick.

Structures

 
JOYCAPS

The JOYCAPS (joystickapi.h) structure contains significant information about the joystick capabilities.
JOYCAPSA

The JOYCAPS structure contains information about the joystick capabilities. (JOYCAPSA)
JOYCAPSW

The JOYCAPSW (Unicode) (joystickapi.h) structure contains information about the joystick capabilities.
JOYINFO

The JOYINFO structure contains information about the joystick position and button state.
JOYINFOEX

The JOYINFOEX structure contains extended information about the joystick position, point-of-view position, and button state.