GENERAL CALLS

The following SimConnect functions are general in nature and essential for using SimConnect. For a list of other functions please see the SimConnect API Reference.

 

Function Description
DispatchProc Written by the developer of the SimConnect client, as a callback function to handle all the communications with the server
SimConnect_Open Used to send a request to the Flight Simulator server to open up communications with a new client.
SimConnect_Close Used to request that the communication with the server is ended.
SimConnect_CallDispatch Used to process the next SimConnect message received through the specified callback function.
SimConnect_GetNextDispatch Used to process the next SimConnect message received, without the use of a callback function.
SimConnect_RequestSystemState Used to request information from a number of Flight Simulator system components.

SimConnect_SetNotificationGroupPriority

Used to set the priority of a notification group.
SimConnect_ExecuteAction Used to call an XML action with a variable number of parameters. Available actions are listed here: SimConnect Actions

 

 

System Events

Function Description
SimConnect_SubscribeToSystemEvent Used to request that a specific system event is notified to the client.
SimConnect_SetSystemEventState Used to turn requests for event information from the server on and off.
SimConnect_UnsubscribeFromSystemEvent Used to request that notifications are no longer received for the specified system event.

 

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