GetCursorPos - Win32 Programmer's Reference (win32.hlp)

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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
Yes
Import Library
user32.lib
Header File
winuser.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

GetCursorPos

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

BOOL GetCursorPos(

LPPOINT lpPoint	// address of structure for cursor position
);

Parameters
lpPoint

Points to a POINT structure that receives the screen coordinates of the cursor.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. 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.

The calling process must have WINSTA_READATTRIBUTES access to the window station.

See Also
ClipCursor, POINT, SetCursor, SetCursorPos, ShowCursor

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