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KINOVAAPIUSBCOMMANDLAYER_API int GetControlType ( int &  Response)

This function get the actual control type.

Parameters:
Response0 = Cartesian control type, 1 = Angular control type.
#include <iostream>
#include <dlfcn.h> //Ubuntu
#include <vector>
#include "KinovaTypes.h"
//Note that under windows, you may/will have to perform other #include

using namespace std;

int main()
{
        int result;
        int data;

        cout << "GetControlType function example" << endl;

        //Handle for the library's command layer.
        void * commandLayer_handle;

        //Function pointers to the functions we need
        int (*MyInitAPI)();
        int (*MyCloseAPI)();
        int (*MyGetControlType)(int &);

        //We load the library (Under Windows, use the function LoadLibrary)
        commandLayer_handle = dlopen("Kinova.API.USBCommandLayerUbuntu.so",RTLD_NOW|RTLD_GLOBAL);

        //We load the functions from the library (Under Windows, use GetProcAddress)
        MyInitAPI = (int (*)()) dlsym(commandLayer_handle,"InitAPI");
        MyCloseAPI = (int (*)()) dlsym(commandLayer_handle,"CloseAPI");
        MyGetControlType = (int (*)(int &)) dlsym(commandLayer_handle,"GetControlType");

        //If the was loaded correctly
        if((MyInitAPI == NULL) || (MyCloseAPI == NULL) || (MyGetControlType == NULL))
        {
                cout << "Unable to initialize the command layer." << endl;
        }
        else
        {
                cout << "The command has been initialized correctly." << endl << endl;

                cout << "Calling the method InitAPI()" << endl;
                result = (*MyInitAPI)();
                cout << "result of InitAPI() = " << result << endl;

                result = (*MyGetControlType)(data);

                if(data == CONTROL_TYPE_CARTESIAN)
                {
                        cout << "Control type : CARTESIAN" << endl;
                }
                else if(data == CONTROL_TYPE_ANGULAR)
                {
                        cout << "Control type : ANGULAR" << endl;
                }
                else
                {
                        cout << "Control type : UNKNOWN" << data << endl;
                }

                cout << endl << "Calling the method CloseAPI()" << endl;
                result = (*MyCloseAPI)();
                cout << "result of CloseAPI() = " << result << endl;
        }

        return 0;
}
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