Reference Guide

CIM_PointingDevice
The CIM_PointingDevice class described in Table below includes those devices used to point to regions of a display.
Examples of such devices are a mouse or a trackball.
The following table describes the properties and data type of the CIM Pointing Device class.
Class Name: CIM_PointingDevice
Parent Class: CIM_UserDevice
Table 31. CIM_PointingDevice Properties
Property Description Data Type
PointingType Indicates the type of pointing device.
Values for the PointingType property
are:
1 — Other
2 — Unknown
3 — Mouse
4 — Trackball
5 — Trackpoint
6 — Glidepoint
7 — Touch pad
8 — Touch screen
9 — Mouse — optical sensor
uint16
NumberOfButtons Indicates the number of buttons. If the
CIM_PointingDevice has no buttons, a
value of 0 is returned.
uint8
Handedness Integer indicating if the
CIM_PointingDevice is configured for
right- or left-handed operation. Values
for the Handedness property are as
follows:
0 — Unknown
1 — Not applicable
2 — Right-handed operation
3 — Left-handed operation
uint16
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