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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
Yes
Import Library
user32.lib
Header File
winuser.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

SetSystemCursor

The SetSystemCursor function replaces the contents of the system cursor specified by id with the contents of the cursor specified by hcur, and then destroys hcur. This function lets an application customize the system cursors.

BOOL SetSystemCursor (

HCURSOR hcur,
// set specified system cursor to this cursor's contents,
// then destroy this
DWORD id
// system cursor specified by its identifier
);

Parameters

hcur

Handle to a cursor. The function replaces the contents of the system cursor specified by id with the contents of the cursor handled by hcur. Then the function destroys hcur by calling DestroyCursor(hCursor).

id

A system cursor identifier. The function replaces the contents of this system cursor with the contents of the cursor handled by hcur.

Following is a list of system cursor identifiers:

Value
Description
OCR_NORMAL
normal arrow cursor
OCR_IBEAM
I-beam cursor
OCR_WAIT
larger hourglass cursor
OCR_CROSS
crosshair cursor
OCR_UP
up arrow cursor
OCR_SIZE
size cursor
OCR_ICON
icon cursor
OCR_SIZENWSE
NW to SE sizing cursor
OCR_SIZENESW
NE to SW sizing cursor
OCR_SIZEWE
horizontal sizing cursor
OCR_SIZENS
  • ertical sizing cursor
OCR_SIZEALL
horizontal and vertical sizing cursor
OCR_SIZENO
international no symbol cursor
OCR_APPSTARTING
smaller hourglass with arrow cursor

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

See Also

DestroyCursor
, LoadCursor, LoadCursorFromFile, SetCursor

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