joyGetPosEx

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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 JOYINFOEX 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.