Reference Guide

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
CIM_Keyboard
The CIM_Keyboard class described in Table below includes devices that allow users to enter data.
The following table describes the properties and data type of the CIM Keyboard class.
Class Name: CIM_Keyboard
Parent Class: CIM_UserDevice
Table 32. CIM_Keyboard Properties
Property Description Data Type
NumberOfFunctionKeys Indicates the number of function keys on
the keyboard.
uint16
Layout A free-form string indicating the format and
layout of the keyboard.
string
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