GetCursorPos

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

BOOL GetCursorPos(
LPPOINT
lpPoint
);

Parameters

lpPoint

[out] Long pointer to a POINTstructure that receives the screen coordinates of the cursor.

Return Values

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.

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

Requirements

Runs on	Versions	Defined in	Include	Link to
Windows CE OS	1.0 and later	Winuser.h		Cursor.lib, Mcursor.lib

Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.