Cursors.Cross Property

Gets the crosshair cursor.

[Visual Basic]
Public Shared ReadOnly Property Cross As Cursor
[C#]
public static Cursor Cross {get;}
[C++]
public: __property static Cursor* get_Cross();
[JScript]
public static function get Cross() : Cursor;

Property Value

The Cursor that represents the crosshair cursor.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#] The following code example demonstrates the Hand, Cross and UpArrow members. To run this example paste the following code in a form. Ensure all events are connected to their event-handling methods.

[Visual Basic] 
Friend WithEvents GroupBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
Friend WithEvents RadioButton1 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
Friend WithEvents RadioButton2 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
Friend WithEvents RadioButton3 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton

Private Sub InitializeRadioButtonsAndGroupBox()

    ' Construct the GroupBox object.
    Me.GroupBox1 = New GroupBox

    ' Construct the radio buttons.
    Me.RadioButton1 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Me.RadioButton2 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Me.RadioButton3 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton

    ' Set the location, tab and text for each radio button
    ' to a cursor from the Cursors enumeration.
    Me.RadioButton1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(24, 24)
    Me.RadioButton1.TabIndex = 0
    Me.RadioButton1.Text = "Help"
    Me.RadioButton1.Tag = Cursors.Help
    Me.RadioButton1.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter

    Me.RadioButton2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(24, 56)
    Me.RadioButton2.TabIndex = 1
    Me.RadioButton2.Text = "Up Arrow"
    Me.RadioButton2.Tag = Cursors.UpArrow
    Me.RadioButton2.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter

    Me.RadioButton3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(24, 80)
    Me.RadioButton3.TabIndex = 3
    Me.RadioButton3.Text = "Cross"
    Me.RadioButton3.Tag = Cursors.Cross
    Me.RadioButton3.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter

    ' Add the radio buttons to the GroupBox.  
    Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.RadioButton1)
    Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.RadioButton2)
    Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.RadioButton3)

    ' Set the location of the GroupBox. 
    Me.GroupBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(56, 64)
    Me.GroupBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(200, 150)

    ' Set the text that will appear on the GroupBox.
    Me.GroupBox1.Text = "Choose a Cursor Style"
    '
    ' Add the GroupBox to the form.
    Me.Controls.Add(Me.GroupBox1)
    '

End Sub

Private Sub RadioButton_CheckedChanged _
    (ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) _
        Handles RadioButton1.CheckedChanged, _
        RadioButton2.CheckedChanged, RadioButton3.CheckedChanged

    ' Cast the sender back to a RadioButton object.
    Dim selectedRadioButton As RadioButton = _
        CType(sender, RadioButton)

    ' If the radio button is in a checked state, then
    ' change the cursor.
    If (selectedRadioButton.Checked) Then
        Cursor = selectedRadioButton.Tag
    End If
End Sub


[C#] 
internal System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox GroupBox1;
internal System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton RadioButton1;
internal System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton RadioButton2;
internal System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton RadioButton3;

private void InitializeRadioButtonsAndGroupBox()
{

    // Construct the GroupBox object.
    this.GroupBox1 = new GroupBox();

    // Construct the radio buttons.
    this.RadioButton1 = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
    this.RadioButton2 = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
    this.RadioButton3 = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();

    // Set the location, tab and text for each radio button
    // to a cursor from the Cursors enumeration.
    this.RadioButton1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 24);
    this.RadioButton1.TabIndex = 0;
    this.RadioButton1.Text = "Help";
    this.RadioButton1.Tag = Cursors.Help;
    this.RadioButton1.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;

    this.RadioButton2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 56);
    this.RadioButton2.TabIndex = 1;
    this.RadioButton2.Text = "Up Arrow";
    this.RadioButton2.Tag = Cursors.UpArrow;
    this.RadioButton2.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;

    this.RadioButton3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 80);
    this.RadioButton3.TabIndex = 3;
    this.RadioButton3.Text = "Cross";
    this.RadioButton3.Tag = Cursors.Cross;
    this.RadioButton3.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
    
    
    // Add the radio buttons to the GroupBox.  
    this.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(this.RadioButton1);
    this.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(this.RadioButton2);
    this.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(this.RadioButton3);

    // Set the location of the GroupBox. 
    this.GroupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(56, 64);
    this.GroupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 150);

    // Set the text that will appear on the GroupBox.
    this.GroupBox1.Text = "Choose a Cursor Style";
    //
    // Add the GroupBox to the form.
    this.Controls.Add(this.GroupBox1);
    //

}

private void RadioButton_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

    // Cast the sender back to a RadioButton object.
    RadioButton selectedRadioButton = (RadioButton) sender;

    // If the radio button is in a checked state, then
    // change the cursor.
    if (selectedRadioButton.Checked)
    {
        Cursor = (Cursor)selectedRadioButton.Tag;
    }
}

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

See Also

Cursors Class | Cursors Members | System.Windows.Forms Namespace | Cursor