Cursor Class

Represents the image used to paint the mouse pointer.

Definition

public class Cursor: Object, IDisposable

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the Cursor object. Click a tab on the left to choose the type of member you want to view.

Methods

Method	Description
Cursor	Overloaded. Initializes a new instance of Cursor.
Dispose	Releases all resources used by the Cursor.
Equals	Overloaded. Compares two objects to determine if they are equal.
GetHashCode	Overriden. Serves as a hash function for a particular type, suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table.
GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
Hide	Hides the Cursor.
ReferenceEquals	Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. (Inherited from Object)
Show	Displays the Cursor.
ToString	Returns a String that represents the current Object. (Inherited from Object)

Properties

Property	Description
Current	Gets a cursor object that represents the mouse cursor.
Handle	Gets the handle of the cursor.
HotSpot	Gets the position of the hotspot of the cursor.
Position	Gets the position of the Cursor.
Tag	Gets or sets the object that contains data about the cursor.

Operators

Operator	Description
operator !=	Determines whether two specified Cursor objects are different.
operator ==	Determines whether two specified Cursor objects are equivalent.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object

Cursor

Examples

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// This sample show how to create a new Cursor, it also displays some properties of the cursor.

 

using System;

using System.Drawing;

using System.Windows.Forms;

using System.Diagnostics;

 

public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form

{

     private System.Windows.Forms.Button button;

 

     static void Main()

     {

          Application.Run(new Form1());

     }

 

     public Form1()

     {

          this.button = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();

          this.button.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8,8);

          this.button.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100,50);

          this.button.Text = "Button";

 

          // Creates a new cursor for the button.

          Cursor my_cursor = Cursors.No;

          this.button.Cursor= my_cursor;

 

          // Displays some properties of the cursor.

          Debug.WriteLine("Properties of the cursor:");

          Debug.WriteLine("\tHotspot:" +my_cursor.HotSpot);

          Debug.WriteLine("\tHandle:" +my_cursor.Handle);

          Debug.WriteLine("\tTag:" +my_cursor.Tag);

 

          this.Controls.Add(this.button);

     }

 

     // The cursor which will be used on the form.

     protected override void OnMouseEnter(EventArgs e)

     {

          Debug.WriteLine("Enter the form");

          this.Cursor = Cursors.Hand;

          Debug.WriteLine("Position:" +Cursor.Position);

     }

 

     protected override void OnMouseLeave(EventArgs e)

     {

          Debug.WriteLine("Leave the form");

          this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;

     }

}

Class Information

Namespace	System.Windows.Forms
Flash Library	System.Windows.Forms.scl
Flash Library Version	2.0.0.2118
Silverlight Library	System.Windows.Forms.dll