WM_INPUT_DEVICE_CHANGE message
Description
Sent to the window that registered to receive raw input.
Raw input notifications are available only after the application calls RegisterRawInputDevices with RIDEV_DEVNOTIFY flag.
A window receives this message through its WindowProc function.
#define WM_INPUT_DEVICE_CHANGE 0x00FE
Parameters
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wParam
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Type: WPARAM
This parameter can be one of the following values.
Value Meaning GIDC_ARRIVAL 1 A new device has been added to the system. You can call GetRawInputDeviceInfo to get more information regarding the device. GIDC_REMOVAL 2 A device has been removed from the system. -
lParam
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Type: LPARAM
The HANDLE to the raw input device.
Return value
If an application processes this message, it should return zero.
See also
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