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HIDCollection : Object

A class describing a group of elements of an HID device
Source: HID_API.sc

Description

An HIDCollection defines a group of controls on a low level of the HID device, i.e. the device reports these groups. The main use to access it is to retrieve information about what kind of function the HID device performs, e.g. a GamePad, a Joystick or a Mouse.

This class is populated with information read from the device, and represents some of the internal information of the device.

Class Methods

Inherited class methods

Instance Methods

.postCollection

Post a human readable description of the collection to the post window.

.usage

Retrieve the usage index of this collection.

Returns:

a Number - the usage index of this collection

.usagePage

Retrieve the usage page index of this collection.

Returns:

a Number- the usage page index

.usageName

Retrieve the usage name of this collection. The name is looked up from the standardized HID usage tables using the usage page index.

Returns:

a String - the usage name

.pageName

Retrieve the page name of this collection. The name is looked up from the standardized HID usage tables using the usage page index.

Returns:

a String - the usage page name

.type

The type of collection.

Returns:

a number describing the type of collection.

.device

.device = value

Get the device to which this collection belongs.

NOTE: do not set this as a user!

Returns:

an instance of HID

.id

Index of this collection

Returns:

a Number

.parent

Index of the parent of this collection.

Returns:

a Number

.numElements

Number of elements in this collection

Returns:

a Number

.firstElement

The first element that is part of this collection.

Returns:

a Number - an index indicating the first element

.numCollections

Number of (child) collections in this collection

Returns:

a Number

.firstCollection

The first collection that is part of this collection.

Returns:

a Number - an index indicating the first collection

Inherited instance methods