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Syntax
VioGetCurType (CursorData, VioHandle)
Parameters
;CursorData (PVIOCURSORINFO) - output : Address of the cursor characteristics structure:
startline (USHORT) : Horizontal scan line in the character cell that marks the top line of the cursor. If the character cell has n scan lines, 0 is the top scan line of the character cell and (n-1) is the bottom scan line.
endline (USHORT) : Horizontal scan line in the character cell that marks the bottom line of the cursor. Scan lines within a character cell are numbered as defined in startline.
cursorwidth (USHORT) : Width of the cursor. In text modes, cursorwidth is the number of columns. The maximum number supported by the OS/2 base video subsystem is 1. In graphics modes, cursorwidth is the number of pels.
cursorattrib (USHORT) : A value of -1 denotes a hidden cursor, all other values in text mode denote normal cursor and in graphics mode denote color attribute.
; VioHandle (HVIO) - input : This must be zero unless the caller is a Presentation Manager application, in which case it must be the value returned by VioGetPs.
Return Code
rc (USHORT) - return Return code descriptions are: * 0 NO_ERROR *355 ERROR_VIO_MODE *436 ERROR_VIO_INVALID_HANDLE *465 ERROR_VIO_DETACHED
Remarks
If CursorStartLine and CursorEndLine were originally specified as percentages on VioSetCurType (using negative values), the positive values into which they were translated are returned. Refer to VioSetCurType for more information on how percentages can be used to set CursorStartLine and CursorEndLine independent of the number of scan lines per character cell.
Family API Considerations
In DOS mode, VioGetCurType returns only two values for cursorattrib: 0 = visible cursor, and -1 = hidden cursor.
Example Code
C Binding
<PRE> typedef struct _VIOCURSORINFO { /* vioci */
USHORT yStart; /*cursor start line */
USHORT cEnd; /* cursor end line */
USHORT cx; /* cursor width */
USHORT attr; /* -1=hidden cursor, any other=normal
cursor */
} VIOCURSORINFO;
#define INCL_VIO
USHORT rc = VioGetCurType(CursorData, VioHandle);
PVIOCURSORINFO CursorData; /* Cursor characteristics */ HVIO VioHandle; /* Vio handle */
USHORT rc; /* return code */ </PRE>
MASM Binding
<PRE> VIOCURSORINFO struc
vioci_yStart dw ? ;cursor start line vioci_cEnd dw ? ;cursor end line vioci_cx dw ? ;cursor width vioci_attr dw ? ;-1=hidden cursor, any other=normal cursor
VIOCURSORINFO ends
EXTRN VioGetCurType:FAR INCL_VIO EQU 1
PUSH@ OTHER CursorData ;Cursor characteristics PUSH WORD VioHandle ;Vio handle CALL VioGetCurType
Returns WORD </PRE>
Note
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