ShowCursor

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This function displays or hides the cursor.

int ShowCursor(
BOOL
bShow
);

Parameters

bShow

[in] Boolean that specifies whether the internal display counter is to be incremented or decremented. If bShowis TRUE, the display count is incremented by one. If bShowis FALSE, the display count is decremented by one.

Return Values

The return value specifies the new display counter.

Remarks

This function sets an internal display counter that determines whether the cursor should be displayed. The cursor is displayed only if the display count is greater than or equal to 0. If a mouse is installed, the initial display count is 0. If no mouse is installed, the display count is –1.

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.