GetCursorPos

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function retrieves the cursor's position, in screen coordinates.

Syntax

BOOL GetCursorPos( 
  LPPOINT lpPoint
); 

Parameters

  • lpPoint
    [out] Long pointer to a POINT structure that receives the screen coordinates of the cursor.

Return Value

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The cursor position is always given in screen coordinates and is not affected by the mapping mode of the window that contains the cursor.

Requirements

Header winuser.h
Library Cursor.lib, Mcursor.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

ClipCursor
SetCursor
SetCursorPos
ShowCursor
POINT