Deprecated GameInput API members

This page documents GameInput API members that were present in older versions of the API but have been removed. For current API members, see GameInput.

These members are no longer available in the current GameInput API. They are documented here for reference when working with older code.

Removed Interface Methods

IGameInput

Method	Last Version	Description
EnableOemDeviceSupport	v0	Enabled support for a specific OEM device.
FindDeviceFromObject	v0	Retrieved a device from a platform COM object.
FindDeviceFromPlatformHandle	v0	Retrieved a device from a platform window or file handle.
GetTemporalReading	v0	Got a reading interpolated to a specified timestamp.
RegisterGuideButtonCallback	v0	Registered a callback for Guide button events. Replaced by RegisterSystemButtonCallback.

IGameInputDevice

Method	Last Version	Description
AcquireExclusiveRawDeviceAccess	v0	Acquired exclusive access to the device’s raw input stream.
ExecuteRawDeviceIoControl	v0	Sent a raw I/O control command to the device.
GetBatteryState	v0	Retrieved the battery state of the device.
GetRawDeviceFeature	v0	Retrieved a feature report from the device.
PowerOff	v0	Powered off the device.
ReleaseExclusiveRawDeviceAccess	v0	Released exclusive access to the device’s raw input stream.
SendInputSynchronizationHint	v0	Sent a synchronization hint to the device input stream.
SetHapticMotorState	v0	Set the state of a haptic motor. Replaced by GetHapticInfo.
SetInputSynchronizationState	v0	Set the synchronization state for the device input stream.
SetRawDeviceFeature	v0	Set a feature report on the device.

IGameInputReading

Method	Last Version	Description
GetMotionState	v0	Retrieved motion sensor state from a reading. Superseded by GetSensorsState.
GetTouchCount	v0	Got the number of active touch points in a reading.
GetTouchState	v0	Got the state of touch points in a reading.
GetUiNavigationState	v2	Got the UI navigation input state from a reading.

Removed Functions

Function	Last Version	Description
GameInputGuidButtonCallback	v0	Title-defined callback for Guide button events. Replaced by GameInputSystemButtonCallback.

Removed Structures

Structure	Last Version	Description
GameInputBatteryState	v0	Described the battery state of an input device.
GameInputControllerAxisInfo	v2	Described an axis on an input device. Superseded by fields in GameInputControllerInfo.
GameInputControllerButtonInfo	v2	Described a button on an input device. Superseded by fields in GameInputControllerInfo.
GameInputHapticFeedbackMotorInfo	v0	Described a haptic feedback motor. Superseded by GameInputHapticInfo.
GameInputHapticFeedbackParams	v0	Described a haptic feedback effect.
GameInputHapticWaveformInfo	v0	Described characteristics of a haptic feedback waveform.
GameInputMotionInfo	v0	Described measurable properties for a motion-enabled input device.
GameInputMotionState	v0	Described the state of motion input.
GameInputRawDeviceItemCollectionInfo	v0	Described a collection of raw device items.
GameInputRawDeviceReportItemInfo	v0	Described an individual item within a raw device report.
GameInputString	v0	Described a string containing information about an input device.
GameInputTouchSensorInfo	v0	Described the characteristics of a touch sensor.
GameInputTouchState	v0	Described the state of a touch input device.
GameInputUiNavigationInfo	v2	Specified the labels of navigation buttons in the UI.
GameInputUiNavigationState	v2	Provided the current status of UI navigation input.

Removed Enumerations

Enumeration	Last Version	Description
GameInputBatteryStatus	v0	Enumerated battery states for an input device.
GameInputDeviceCapabilities	v0	Enumerated certain capabilities of an input device.
GameInputLocation	v0	Enumerated the parts of an input device.
GameInputMotionAccuracy	v0	Enumerated levels of accuracy for motion sensors.
GameInputRawDeviceItemCollectionKind	v0	Enumerated types of collections of raw device items.
GameInputRawDevicePhysicalUnitKind	v0	Enumerated physical units associated with device input.
GameInputRawDeviceReportItemFlags	v0	Enumerated types of raw device-report items.
GameInputTouchShape	v0	Enumerated shapes of a touch sensor.
GameInputUiNavigationButtons	v2	Enumerated UI navigation buttons.

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Deprecated GameInput API members

Deprecated GameInput API members

Removed Interface Methods

IGameInput

IGameInputDevice

IGameInputReading

Removed Functions

Removed Structures

Removed Enumerations

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​Deprecated GameInput API members

​Removed Interface Methods

​IGameInput

​IGameInputDevice

​IGameInputReading

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Deprecated GameInput API members

Removed Interface Methods

IGameInput

IGameInputDevice

IGameInputReading

Removed Functions

Removed Structures

Removed Enumerations

Conceptual documentation

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