MousePointer Property (AForm)

Returns or sets the shape of mouse pointer displayed when the mouse is over the object.

Syntax

Object.MousePointer [ = enMousePointer ]

The MousePointer property syntax has the following parts:

Name	Type	Description
Object	AForm	AForm object
enMousePointer	enumAFormMousePointer	An integer that determines the type of mouse pointer displayed when the mouse is over a particular part of an object at run time.

Where

enumAFormMousePointer:

Name	Value	Description
aformMousePointerDefault	0 *	Default (shape determined by the object)
aformMousePointerArrow	1	Arrow
aformMousePointerCross	2	Cross (crosshair pointer)
aformMousePointerIBeam	3	I-Beam
aformMousePointerIcon	4	Icon (small square within a square)
aformMousePointerSize	5	Size (four-pointed arrow pointing north, south, east, and west)
aformMousePointerSizeNESW	6	SizeNESW (double arrow pointing northeast and southwest)
aformMousePointerSizeNS	7	SizeNS (double arrow pointing north and south)
aformMousePointerSizeNWSE	8	SizeNWSE (double arrow pointing northwest and southeast)
aformMousePointerSizeEW	9	SizeEW (double arrow pointing east and west)
aformMousePointerUpArrow	10	Up arrow
aformMousePointerHourGlass	11	Hourglass (wait)
aformMousePointerNoDrop	12	No drop
aformMousePointerArrowHourGlass	13	Arrow and hourglass
aformMousePointerArrowQuestion	14	Arrow and question mark
aformMousePointerSizeAll	15	Size all
aformMousePointerCustom	16	Custom icon specified by the MouseIcon property

Comments

Use this property to indicate changes in functionality as the mouse pointer passes over controls on a form or dialog box. The Hourglass setting is useful for indicating that the user should wait for a process or operation to finish.

Note: If the application calls DoEvents, the MousePointer property may temporarily change when over an ActiveX component.

Example

The following statement changes the AForm MousePointer to an hourglass:

frm1.MousePointer=aformMousePointerHourGlass

Applies to

AForm