SetMouse
Sets the position and visibility of the mouse cursor
Syntax
`
Declare Function SetMouse ( ByVal x As Long = -1, ByVal y As Long = -1, ByVal visibility As Long = -1, ByVal clip As Long = -1 ) As Long
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Usage
`
result = SetMouse([ x ] [, [ y ] [, [ visibility ] [, [ clip ]]]])
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Parameters
(For each parameter, `-1` is a special value indicating "no changes.")
`x`
optional - set x coordinate
`y`
optional - set y coordinate
`visibility`
optional - set visibility: `1` indicates visible, `0` indicates hidden
`clip`
optional - set clipping: `1` indicates mouse is clipped to graphics window, `0` indicates no clipping
Return Value
Zero (`0`) on success, non-zero to indicate failure.
Description
`SetMouse` will set the (`x`, `y`) coordinates of the mouse pointer, as well as setting its visibility. The mouse position is set using the `x` and `y` parameters. The mouse will be visible if visibility is set to `1`, and invisible if `visibility` is set to `0`. `SetMouse` is intended for graphics modes initiated using the `Screen (Graphics)` statement only.
The error code returned by `SetMouse` can be checked using `Err` in the next line. The function version of `SetMouse` returns directly the error code as a 32 bit `Long`.
Example
`
Dim As Long x, y, buttons
' create a screen 640*480
ScreenRes 640, 480
Print "Click the mouse button to center the mouse"
Do
' get mouse x, y and button state (wait until mouse is onscreen)
Do: Sleep 1: Loop While GetMouse( x, y , , buttons) <> 0
If buttons And 1 Then
' on left mouse click, center mouse
SetMouse 320, 240
End If
' run loop until a key is pressed or the window is closed
Loop While Inkey = ""
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Dialect Differences

- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias `__Setmouse`.

Differences from QB

- New to FreeBASIC

See also

- `GetMouse`
- `Screen (Graphics)`
- `MultiKey`
- `GetKey`