IDirectInputDevice8::GetForceFeedbackState Method

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09/10/2011

Retrieves the state of the device's force-feedback system.

Syntax

HRESULT GetForceFeedbackState(
         LPDWORD pdwOut
)

Parameters

pdwOut
Location for flags that describe the current state of the device's force-feedback system.

The value is a combination of the following constants.
- DIGFFS_ACTUATORSOFF
  The device's force-feedback actuators are disabled. If the device cannot report the actuator state, neither DIGFFS_ACTUATORSON nor DIGFFS_ACTUATORSOFF is returned.
- DIGFFS_ACTUATORSON
  The device's force-feedback actuators are enabled. If the device cannot report the actuator state, neither DIGFFS_ACTUATORSON nor DIGFFS_ACTUATORSOFF is returned.
- DIGFFS_DEVICELOST
  The device suffered an unexpected failure and is in an indeterminate state. It must be reset either by unacquiring and reacquiring the device, or by sending a DISFFC_RESET command.
- DIGFFS_EMPTY
  The device has no downloaded effects.
- DIGFFS_PAUSED
  Playback of all active effects has been paused.
- DIGFFS_POWEROFF
  The force-feedback system is not currently available. If the device cannot report the power state, neither DIGFFS_POWERON nor DIGFFS_POWEROFF is returned.
- DIGFFS_POWERON
  Power to the force-feedback system is currently available. If the device cannot report the power state, neither DIGFFS_POWERON nor DIGFFS_POWEROFF is returned.
- DIGFFS_SAFETYSWITCHOFF
  The safety switch is currently off; that is, the device cannot operate. If the device cannot report the state of the safety switch, neither DIGFFS_SAFETYSWITCHON nor DIGFFS_SAFETYSWITCHOFF is returned.
- DIGFFS_SAFETYSWITCHON
  The safety switch is currently on; that is, the device can operate. If the device cannot report the state of the safety switch, neither DIGFFS_SAFETYSWITCHON nor DIGFFS_SAFETYSWITCHOFF is returned.
- DIGFFS_STOPPED
  No effects are playing, and the device is not paused.
- DIGFFS_USERFFSWITCHOFF
  The user force-feedback switch is currently off; that is, the device cannot operate. If the device cannot report the state of the user force-feedback switch, neither DIGFFS_USERFFSWITCHON nor DIGFFS_USERFFSWITCHOFF is returned.
- DIGFFS_USERFFSWITCHON
  The user force-feedback switch is currently on; that is, the device can operate. If the device cannot report the state of the user force-feedback switch, neither DIGFFS_USERFFSWITCHON nor DIGFFS_USERFFSWITCHOFF is returned.
Applications should ignore any flags that are not currently defined.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is DI_OK. If the method fails, the return value can be one of the following error values: DIERR_INPUTLOST, DIERR_INVALIDPARAM, DIERR_NOTEXCLUSIVEACQUIRED, DIERR_NOTINITIALIZED, DIERR_UNSUPPORTED.

Remarks

The device must be acquired at the exclusive cooperative level for this method to succeed.

The DIGFFS_PAUSED and DIGFFS_STOPPED flags may not always be reported correctly because there is no mechanism for the drivers to report that they support these flags.

Note

When calling IDirectInputDevice8::GetForceFeedbackState, it is possible for the state of the device returned not to match the expected state. This might happen if commands recently sent by IDirectInputDevice8::SendForceFeedbackCommand are still pending. Wait a short time and then check the device state again.

Requirements

Header: Declared in dinput.h.

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