IDirectInputEffect::GetEffectStatus Method

Retrieves the status of an effect.

Syntax

HRESULT GetEffectStatus(      

    LPDWORD pdwFlags
);

Parameters

pdwFlags
Status flags for the effect. The value can be 0 or one or more of the following constants:
DIEGES_PLAYING
The effect is playing.
DIEGES_EMULATED
The effect is emulated.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is DI_OK.
If the method fails, the return value can be one of the following error values:
DIERR_INVALIDPARAM An invalid parameter was passed to the returning function, or the object was not in a state that permitted the function to be called. This value is equal to the E_INVALIDARG standard Component Object Model (COM) return value.
DIERR_NOTINITIALIZED The object has not been initialized.

DIERR_INVALIDPARAM	An invalid parameter was passed to the returning function, or the object was not in a state that permitted the function to be called. This value is equal to the E_INVALIDARG standard Component Object Model (COM) return value.
DIERR_NOTINITIALIZED	The object has not been initialized.