Cursors.Hand Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets the hand cursor, typically used when hovering over a Web link.

public:
 static property System::Windows::Forms::Cursor ^ Hand { System::Windows::Forms::Cursor ^ get(); };

public static System.Windows.Forms.Cursor Hand { get; }

static member Hand : System.Windows.Forms.Cursor

Public Shared ReadOnly Property Hand As Cursor

Property Value

Cursor

The Cursor that represents the hand cursor.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to override the Control.OnMouseHover method in a derived class and using the Hand property. To run the example, paste the following code in a new form and paste this class, forming the same file, after the form. Add a button of type FunButton to the form.

// To use this example create a new form and paste this class 
// forming the same file, after the form class in the same file.  
// Add a button of type FunButton to the form. 
public ref class FunButton: public Button
{
protected:
   virtual void OnMouseHover( System::EventArgs^ e ) override
   {
      
      // Get the font size in Points, add one to the
      // size, and reset the button's font to the larger
      // size.
      float fontSize = Font->SizeInPoints;
      fontSize += 1;
      System::Drawing::Size buttonSize = Size;
      this->Font = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( Font->FontFamily,fontSize,Font->Style );
      
      // Increase the size width and height of the button 
      // by 5 points each.
      Size = System::Drawing::Size( Size.Width + 5, Size.Height + 5 );
      
      // Call myBase.OnMouseHover to activate the delegate.
      Button::OnMouseHover( e );
   }

   virtual void OnMouseMove( MouseEventArgs^ e ) override
   {
      
      // Make the cursor the Hand cursor when the mouse moves 
      // over the button.
      Cursor = Cursors::Hand;
      
      // Call MyBase.OnMouseMove to activate the delegate.
      Button::OnMouseMove( e );
   }

public class FunButton:
    Button

{
    protected override void OnMouseHover(System.EventArgs e)
    {

        // Get the font size in Points, add one to the
        // size, and reset the button's font to the larger
        // size.
        float fontSize = Font.SizeInPoints;
        fontSize += 1;
        System.Drawing.Size buttonSize = Size;
        this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font(
            Font.FontFamily, fontSize, Font.Style);

        // Increase the size width and height of the button 
        // by 5 points each.
        Size = new System.Drawing.Size(Size.Width+5, Size.Height+5);

        // Call myBase.OnMouseHover to activate the delegate.
        base.OnMouseHover(e);
    }

    protected override void OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs e)
    {

        // Make the cursor the Hand cursor when the mouse moves 
        // over the button.
        Cursor = Cursors.Hand;

        // Call MyBase.OnMouseMove to activate the delegate.
        base.OnMouseMove(e);
    }

Public Class FunButton
    Inherits Button

    Protected Overrides Sub OnMouseHover(ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

        ' Get the font size in Points, add one to the
        ' size, and reset the button's font to the larger
        ' size.
        Dim fontSize As Single = Font.SizeInPoints
        fontSize += 1
        Dim buttonSize As System.Drawing.Size = Size
        Me.Font = New System.Drawing.Font _
            (Font.FontFamily, fontSize, Font.Style)

        ' Increase the size width and height of the button 
        ' by 5 points each.
        Size = New System.Drawing.Size _
            (Size.Width + 5, Size.Height + 5)

        ' Call myBase.OnMouseHover to activate the delegate.
        MyBase.OnMouseHover(e)
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnMouseMove(ByVal e As MouseEventArgs)

        ' Make the cursor the Hand cursor when the mouse moves 
        ' over the button.
        Cursor = Cursors.Hand

        ' Call MyBase.OnMouseMove to activate the delegate.
        MyBase.OnMouseMove(e)
    End Sub

See also

• Cursor