C# Signature:

C# Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool GetCursorPos(out POINT point);

Point declaration

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
struct POINT
  {
    public Int32 X;
    public Int32 Y;
}

VB.NET Signature:

VB.NET Signature:

<DllImport("user32.dll", ExactSpelling := True, SetLastError := True)> _
    Public Shared Function GetCursorPos(ByRef lpPoint As POINT) As <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)> Boolean
    End Function

VB Signature:

VB Signature:

Declare Function GetCursorPos Lib "user32.dll" _
   (ByRef lpPoint As POINT) as boolean

<DllImport("user32.dll")> _
   Public Function GetCursorPos(<[In](), Out()> ByRef pt As POINT) As Boolean
   End Function

Point declaration

Point declaration

<System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayout(Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind.Sequential)> _
   Public Structure POINT
      Public X As Integer
      Public Y As Integer

      Public Sub New(ByVal X As Integer, ByVal Y As Integer)
     Me.X = X
     Me.Y = Y
      End Sub
   End Structure

User-Defined Types:

POINT

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

Sample Code:

POINT p;
if (GetCursorPos(out p))
{
    label1.Text = Convert.ToString(p.X) + ";" + Convert.ToString(p.Y);
}

c# Console Application

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
    struct POINT
    {
        public Int32 X;
        public Int32 Y;
    }

    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
    static extern bool GetCursorPos(out POINT point);

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        POINT p = new POINT();
        GetCursorPos(out p);

        Console.WriteLine(p.X);
        Console.WriteLine(p.Y);
        Console.ReadLine();
    }

Alternative Managed API:

System.Windows.Forms.Cursor.Position

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