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DragQueryPoint function (shellapi.h)

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Retrieves the position of the mouse pointer at the time a file was dropped during a drag-and-drop operation.

Syntax

BOOL DragQueryPoint(
  [in]  HDROP hDrop,
  [out] POINT *ppt
);

Parameters

[in] hDrop

Type: HDROP

Handle of the drop structure that describes the dropped file.

[out] ppt

Type: POINT*

Pointer to a POINT structure that, when this function returns successfully, receives the coordinates of the mouse pointer at the time the file was dropped.

Return value

Type: BOOL

TRUE if the drop occurred in the client area of the window; otherwise FALSE.

Remarks

The window for which coordinates are returned is the window that received the WM_DROPFILES message.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header shellapi.h
Library Shell32.lib
DLL Shell32.dll (version 4.0 or later)

See also

DragQueryFile