GetMessagePos function (winuser.h)
Retrieves the cursor position for the last message retrieved by the GetMessage function.
To determine the current position of the cursor, use the GetCursorPos function.
DWORD GetMessagePos();
Type: DWORD
The return value specifies the x- and y-coordinates of the cursor position. The x-coordinate is the low order short and the y-coordinate is the high-order short.
As noted above, the x-coordinate is in the low-order short of the return value; the y-coordinate is in the high-order short (both represent signed values because they can take negative values on systems with multiple monitors). If the return value is assigned to a variable, you can use the MAKEPOINTS macro to obtain a POINTS structure from the return value. You can also use the GET_X_LPARAM or GET_Y_LPARAM macro to extract the x- or y-coordinate.
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | winuser.h (include Windows.h) |
| Library | User32.lib |
| DLL | User32.dll |
| API set | ext-ms-win-ntuser-message-l1-1-1 (introduced in Windows 8.1) |
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