Mouse Input in a Windows Forms Application

Windows Forms includes a variety of mouse events and additional support for customized mouse cursors, mouse capture, and drag-and-drop behavior.

In This Section

• How Mouse Input Works in Windows Forms
  Provides information about the mouse events and how to get current information and system settings for the mouse.

• Mouse Events in Windows Forms
  Provides information about the order in which the mouse events occur and how the mouse events are raised within specific controls.

• How to: Distinguish Between Clicks and Double-Clicks
  Demonstrates how to use single and double clicks to initiate incompatible actions.

• Mouse Pointers in Windows Forms
  Describes how to change the mouse cursor.

• Mouse Capture in Windows Forms
  Describes how a control can capture the mouse.

• Drag-and-Drop Functionality in Windows Forms
  Describes how to implement drag-and-drop behavior.

Related Sections

• My.Computer.Mouse Object
  Provides information for Visual Basic users about how to access mouse events with the Mouse property.

• Accessing the Mouse
  Lists topics for accessing the mouse using Visual Basic.