The ShowCursor function displays or hides the cursor.
Syntax
int ShowCursor( BOOL bShow );
Parameters
bShow [in] Specifies whether the internal display counter is to be incremented or decremented. If bShow is TRUE, the display count is incremented by one. If bShow is FALSE, the display count is decremented by one.
Return Value
The return value specifies the new display counter.
Remarks
This function sets an internal display counter that determines whether the cursor should be displayed. The cursor is displayed only if the display count is greater than or equal to 0. If a mouse is installed, the initial display count is 0. If no mouse is installed, the display count is 1.
Function Information
Minimum DLL Versionuser32.dllHeaderDeclared in Winuser.h, include Windows.hImport libraryUser32.libMinimum operating systems Windows 95, Windows NT 3.1UnicodeImplemented as Unicode version.
See Also
Cursors Overview, ClipCursor, GetCursorPos, SetCursor, SetCursorPos
<DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto, ExactSpelling:=True)> _ Public Shared Function ShowCursor(ByVal show As Boolean) As Integer End Function
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto, ExactSpelling=true)] public static extern int ShowCursor(bool show);