Gets and sets the type of pointer which is displayed when the mouse is positioned over the control window.

Syntax

object.MousePointer [= pointer ]

Remarks

The MousePointer property returns the type of pointer that is currently displayed when the mouse is positioned over the control window. Setting the property changes the type of mouse pointer that is displayed. This can be useful if you wish to indicate a change in functionality, such as changing the pointer to an hourglass when the program is busy processing information.

The following values may be assigned to this property:

Value	Constant	Description
0	nvtDefault	The default mouse pointer
1	nvtArrow	Arrow pointer
2	nvtCrosshair	Crosshair pointer
3	nvtIBeam	I-beam pointer, commonly used when editing text
4	nvtIcon	Icon pointer, a small square within a square
5	nvtSize	Size pointer, four point arrow pointing north, south, east and west
6	nvtSizeNESW	Size pointer, arrows pointing northeast and southwest
7	nvtSizeSN	Size pointer, arrows pointing north and south
8	nvtSizeNWSE	Size pointer, arrows pointing northwest and southeast
9	nvtSizeWE	Size pointer, arrows pointing west and east
10	nvtUpArrow	Up arrow pointer
11	nvtHourglass	Hourglass pointer
12	nvtNoDrop	No drop pointer, a circle with a slash through it
13	nvtArrowHourglass	Arrow pointer with a small hourglass
14	nvtArrowQuestion	Arrow pointer with a small question mark
15	nvtArrowSizeAll	Size all pointer

Data Type

Integer (Int32)

Example

The following example sets the MousePointer to an hourglass, which is typically used to indicate to the user that they program is busy and that they should wait for it to complete the current operation:

Terminal1.MousePointer = nvtHourglass

See Also

MouseMove Event

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