StylusDevice.GetPosition(IInputElement) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Input

Assembly:: PresentationCore.dll

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Gets the position of the stylus.

public:
 System::Windows::Point GetPosition(System::Windows::IInputElement ^ relativeTo);

[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public System.Windows.Point GetPosition(System.Windows.IInputElement relativeTo);

public System.Windows.Point GetPosition(System.Windows.IInputElement relativeTo);

[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
member this.GetPosition : System.Windows.IInputElement -> System.Windows.Point

member this.GetPosition : System.Windows.IInputElement -> System.Windows.Point

Public Function GetPosition (relativeTo As IInputElement) As Point

Parameters

relativeTo: IInputElement

The IInputElement to which the (x,y) coordinates are mapped.

Returns

Point

A Point that represents the position of the stylus, in relation to relativeTo.

Attributes: SecurityCriticalAttribute

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

relativeTo is neither UIElement or FrameworkContentElement.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the GetPosition method.

Point myPoint = myStylusDevice.GetPosition(myStylusDevice.Target);
textbox1.AppendText("The relative position is: (" + myPoint.X.ToString() + "," + myPoint.Y.ToString() + ")\n");

Dim myPoint As Point = myStylusDevice.GetPosition(myStylusDevice.Target)
textbox1.AppendText("The relative position is: (" + myPoint.X.ToString() + "," + myPoint.Y.ToString() + ")" + vbCrLf)

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET Framework	3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop	3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

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