Getting mouse position in c#

Question

(I know there is a topic in this but I can't find it)

How to I get the mouse position? I want to screen position.

I start my program I want to set to the current mouse position(I can't even get the mouse position)

Location.X = ??
Location.Y = ??

(I am making a note application)

Edit: This must happen before the form is created.

Answer 1

You should use System.Windows.Forms.Cursor.Position: "A Point that represents the cursor's position in screen coordinates."

Answer 2

To get the position look at the OnMouseMove event. The MouseEventArgs will give you the x an y positions...

protected override void OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs mouseEv)

To set the mouse position use the Cursor.Position property.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.cursor.position.aspx

Answer 3

Cursor.Position will get the current screen poisition of the mouse (if you are in a Control, the MousePosition property will also get the same value).

To set the mouse position, you will have to use Cursor.Position and give it a new Point:

Cursor.Position = new Point(x, y);

You can do this in your Main method before creating your form.