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Set Mouse Cursor Style

VC++ (MFC) Tips : Mouse and Cursor

1. Add a member variable m_hCursor into the constructor of CMyDrawView object (CMyDraw.h):

protected;
HCURSOR m_hCursor;

2. Add below codes to load a cursor

CMyDrawView::CMyDrawView()
{

// TODO: add construction code here
m_hCursor=AfxGetApp()->LoadStandardCursor(IDC_CROSS);
}

3. Reregister the window class to reset the cursor:

BOOL CMyDrawView::PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs)
{
    // TODO: Modify the Window class or styles here by modifying
    // the CREATESTRUCT cs
    cs.lpszClass=AfxRegisterWndClass
        (CS_HREDRAW|CS_VREDRAW,
        m_hCursor,
        (HBRUSH)::GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH),
        0);
    return CView::PreCreateWindow(cs);
}

NOTE: In other way, you can use SetCursor() in OnMouseMove() function, instead of using AfxRegisterWndClass() in PreCreateWindow():

void CMyDrawView::OnMouseMove(UINT nFlags, CPoint point)
{
    // TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default
    SetCursor(m_hCursor);
    CView::OnMouseMove(nFlags, point);
}