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4/8/2010

This function displays or hides the cursor.

Syntax 

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 Value

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

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

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