Gets or sets the height of the cursor within a character cell.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Property CursorSize As Integer
Dim value As Integer
value = Console.CursorSize
Console.CursorSize = value
public static int CursorSize { get; set; }
public:
static property int CursorSize {
int get ();
void set (int value);
}
public static function get CursorSize () : int
public static function set CursorSize (value : int)
Property Value
Type:
System..::.Int32The size of the cursor expressed as a percentage of the height of a character cell. The property value ranges from 1 to 100.
The cursor appearance varies, ranging from a horizontal line at the bottom of the cell when the property value is 1, to completely filling the cell when the property value is 100.
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition Platform Note: In a set operation, the operating system produces an approximation of the specified value. The effect of a set operation persists until the termination of the application that performs the operation. The cursor size reverts to its original value after the application terminates.
This example demonstrates the CursorSize property. The example increases the size of the cursor each time any console key is pressed, then restores the cursor to its original size before terminating.
' This example demonstrates the Console.CursorSize property.
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim m0 As String = "This example increments the cursor size from " & _
"1% to 100%:" & vbCrLf
Dim m1 As String = "Cursor size = {0}%. (Press any key to continue...)"
Dim sizes As Integer() = {1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100}
Dim saveCursorSize As Integer
'
saveCursorSize = Console.CursorSize
Console.WriteLine(m0)
Dim size As Integer
For Each size In sizes
Console.CursorSize = size
Console.WriteLine(m1, size)
Console.ReadKey()
Next size
Console.CursorSize = saveCursorSize
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Sample
'
'This example produces the following results:
'
'This example increments the cursor size from 1% to 100%:
'
'Cursor size = 1%. (Press any key to continue...)
'Cursor size = 10%. (Press any key to continue...)
'Cursor size = 20%. (Press any key to continue...)
'Cursor size = 30%. (Press any key to continue...)
'Cursor size = 40%. (Press any key to continue...)
'Cursor size = 50%. (Press any key to continue...)
'Cursor size = 60%. (Press any key to continue...)
'Cursor size = 70%. (Press any key to continue...)
'Cursor size = 80%. (Press any key to continue...)
'Cursor size = 90%. (Press any key to continue...)
'Cursor size = 100%. (Press any key to continue...)
'
// This example demonstrates the Console.CursorSize property.
using System;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
string m0 = "This example increments the cursor size from 1% to 100%:\n";
string m1 = "Cursor size = {0}%. (Press any key to continue...)";
int[] sizes = {1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100};
int saveCursorSize;
//
saveCursorSize = Console.CursorSize;
Console.WriteLine(m0);
foreach (int size in sizes)
{
Console.CursorSize = size;
Console.WriteLine(m1, size);
Console.ReadKey();
}
Console.CursorSize = saveCursorSize;
}
}
/*
This example produces the following results:
This example increments the cursor size from 1% to 100%:
Cursor size = 1%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 10%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 20%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 30%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 40%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 50%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 60%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 70%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 80%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 90%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 100%. (Press any key to continue...)
*/
// This example demonstrates the Console.CursorSize property.
using namespace System;
int main()
{
String^ m0 = "This example increments the cursor size from 1% to 100%:\n";
String^ m1 = "Cursor size = {0}%. (Press any key to continue...)";
array<Int32>^sizes = {1,10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100};
int saveCursorSize;
//
saveCursorSize = Console::CursorSize;
Console::WriteLine( m0 );
System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = sizes->GetEnumerator();
while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
{
int size = *safe_cast<Int32^>(myEnum->Current);
Console::CursorSize = size;
Console::WriteLine( m1, size );
Console::ReadKey();
}
Console::CursorSize = saveCursorSize;
}
/*
This example produces the following results:
This example increments the cursor size from 1% to 100%:
Cursor size = 1%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 10%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 20%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 30%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 40%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 50%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 60%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 70%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 80%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 90%. (Press any key to continue...)
Cursor size = 100%. (Press any key to continue...)
*/
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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