My.Computer.Mouse.ButtonsSwapped Property

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11/18/2006

Gets a Boolean that indicates if the functionality of the left and right mouse buttons has been swapped.

' Usage
Dim value As Boolean = My.Computer.Mouse.ButtonsSwapped
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property ButtonsSwapped As Boolean

Return Value

A Boolean with a value True if the functionality of the left and right mouse buttons has been swapped; otherwise, False.

Exceptions

The following condition can cause an exception:

The computer has no mouse installed (InvalidOperationException).

Remarks

The My.Computer.Mouse.ButtonsSwapped property:

Provides functionality similar to the MouseButtonsSwapped property.
Provides information about the computer that runs the code.

Example

This example uses the My.Computer.Mouse.ButtonsSwapped property to determine if functionality of the left and right mouse buttons has been swapped.

If My.Computer.Mouse.ButtonsSwapped Then
    MsgBox("Functionality of the mouse buttons is swapped.")
Else
    MsgBox("Default functionality of the mouse buttons.")
End If

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Class: Mouse

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	No
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	No

Permissions

No permissions are required.