The GetLastInputInfo function retrieves the time of the last input event.

Syntax

BOOL GetLastInputInfo(      
    PLASTINPUTINFO plii
);

Parameters

plii

[out] Pointer to a LASTINPUTINFO structure that receives the time of the last input event.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero.

Remarks

This function is useful for input idle detection. However, GetLastInputInfo does not provide system-wide user input information across all running sessions. Rather, GetLastInputInfo provides session-specific user input information for only the session that invoked the function.

Function Information

Minimum DLL Version	user32.dll
Header	Declared in Winuser.h, include Windows.h
Import library	User32.lib
Minimum operating systems	Windows 2000

See Also

Keyboard Input, LASTINPUTINFO