GetCursorPos function (winuser.h)

Retrieves the position of the mouse cursor, in screen coordinates.

BOOL GetCursorPos(
  [out] LPPOINT lpPoint
);

[out] lpPoint

Type: LPPOINT

A pointer to a POINT structure that receives the screen coordinates of the cursor.

Type: BOOL

Returns nonzero if successful or zero otherwise. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

The cursor position is always specified in screen coordinates and is not affected by the mapping mode of the window that contains the cursor.

The calling process must have WINSTA_READATTRIBUTES access to the window station.

The input desktop must be the current desktop when you call GetCursorPos. Call OpenInputDesktop to determine whether the current desktop is the input desktop. If it is not, call SetThreadDesktop with the HDESK returned by OpenInputDesktop to switch to that desktop.

For an example, see Using the Keyboard to Move the Cursor.

ClipCursor

Conceptual

Cursors

GetCursorInfo

GetMessagePos

Other Resources

POINT

Reference

SetCursor

SetCursorPos

ShowCursor