MousePointer Property

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 Description

nvtDefault The default mouse pointer

nvtArrow Arrow pointer

nvtCrosshair Crosshair pointer

nvtIBeam I-beam pointer, commonly used when editing text

nvtIcon Icon pointer, a small square within a square

nvtSize Size pointer, four point arrow pointing north, south, east and west

nvtSizeNESW Size pointer, arrows pointing northeast and southwest

nvtSizeSN Size pointer, arrows pointing north and south

nvtSizeNWSE Size pointer, arrows pointing northwest and southeast

nvtSizeWE Size pointer, arrows pointing west and east

nvtUpArrow Up arrow pointer

nvtHourglass Hourglass pointer

nvtNoDrop No drop pointer, a circle with a slash through it

nvtArrowHourglass Arrow pointer with a small hourglass

nvtArrowQuestion Arrow pointer with a small question mark

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

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