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ShowCursor (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

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 bShow is TRUE, the display count is incremented by one. If bShow is 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

See Also

Reference

Mouse Functions
ClipCursor
GetCursorPos
SetCursor
SetCursorPos