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This structure is used by the SendInputfunction to synthesize keystrokes, stylus and mouse motions, and button clicks.

Syntax 

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

Members

type

Indicates the type of device information this structure carries. It is one of the following values.

Value Description

INPUT_HARDWARE

The hiunion member is valid.

INPUT_KEYBOARD

The kiunion member is valid.

INPUT_MOUSE

The miunion member is valid.
mi

MOUSEINPUTstructure that contains information about simulated mouse input.

ki

KEYBDINPUTstructure that contains information about simulated keyboard input.

hi

HARDWAREINPUTstructure that contains information about a simulated input device message.

Remarks

Windows Embedded CE does not support the INPUT_HARDWARE value in the typemember.

This structure is used with the SendInputsample application.

This structure contains information identical to that used in the parameter list for a call to the keybd_event, mouse_event, or hardware_eventfunctions.

Requirements

Header winuser.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also