Syntax

MousePointer

Return value

Type

Description

MousePointers

Collection of available mouse pointers

Parameter

None

MousePointers

Description

0 – Default

Select this setting if you do not want the mouse pointer to change when taken across the control

1 – Arrow

With this setting, the mouse pointer is usually displayed as an arrow

2 – Cross

The mouse pointer is usually displayed as a cross while it is in the area of the control

3 – IBeam

To show the user that the user can type text in the control changes the appearance of the mouse pointer to this representation

6 – SizeNESW

With this setting, the mouse pointer is usually a diagonal double arrow pointing both to the top right and to the bottom left

7 – SizeNS

With this setting, the mouse pointer is usually a vertical double arrow pointing both up and down

8 – SizeNWSE

With this setting, the mouse pointer is usually a diagonal double arrow pointing both to the top left and to the bottom right

9 – SizeWE

With this setting, the mouse pointer is usually a horizontal double arrow pointing both to the left and the right

10 – UpArrow

With this setting the mouse pointer is usually displayed as a simple arrow that points up

11 – HourGlass

The mouse pointer is usually displayed here as an hourglass. This can be displayed, for example, while a large data set is being searched

12 – NoDrop

The mouse pointer usually displays a prohibition sign with this setting

13 – AppStarting

This setting is intended to indicate that another process is active in the background. An arrow with hourglass is usually displayed

14 – Help

The mouse pointer usually changes to an arrow with a question mark with this setting

15 – SizeAll

The mouse pointer is usually displayed as a quadruple arrow with this setting