VC++ INPUT Structure

INPUT Structure

The INPUT structure is used by SendInput to store information for synthesizing input events such as keystrokes, mouse movement, and mouse clicks.

Syntax

typedef struct tagINPUT {   DWORD type;   union {MOUSEINPUT mi;             KEYBDINPUT ki;            HARDWAREINPUT hi;           };  }INPUT, *PINPUT;

Members

type

Specifies the type of the input event. This member can be one of the following values.

INPUT_MOUSE

The event is a mouse event. Use the mi structure of the union.

INPUT_KEYBOARD

The event is a keyboard event. Use the ki structure of the union.

INPUT_HARDWARE

Windows 95/98/Me: The event is from input hardware other than a keyboard or mouse. Use the hi structure of the union.

mi

A MOUSEINPUT structure that contains information about a simulated mouse event.

ki

A KEYBDINPUT structure that contains information about a simulated keyboard event.

hi

Windows 95/98/Me: A HARDWAREINPUT structure that contains information about a simulated event from input hardware other than a keyboard or mouse.

Remarks

This structure contains information identical to that used in the parameter list of the keybd_event or mouse_event function.

Windows 2000/XP: INPUT_KEYBOARD supports nonkeyboard input methods, such as handwriting recognition or voice recognition, as if it were text input by using the KEYEVENTF_UNICODE flag. For more information, see the remarks section of KEYBDINPUT.