C++ Ncurses , how to check what the current mouse position is

Question

How Do I Check What The Mouse Position is when I move the mouse in Ncurses. I have tried searching but couldnt find any answer. I have seen the use of getmouse() , but getting the mouse co-ordinates from that function requires enabling an event first. I want to get the position of the mouse without clicking the mouse.

Answer 1

You get the cursor position by calling GetCursorPos.

POINT p;
if (GetCursorPos(&p))
{
    //cursor position now in p.x and p.y
}

This returns the cursor position relative to screen coordinates. Call ScreenToClient to map to window coordinates.

if (ScreenToClient(hwnd, &p))
{
    //p.x and p.y are now relative to hwnd's client area
}