GetConsoleCursorInfo

BOOL GetConsoleCursorInfo(hConsoleOutput, pcci)
HANDLE hConsoleOutput;	/* identifies the screen buffer	*/
PCONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO pcci;	/* address of cursor information	*/

The GetConsoleCursorInfo function retrieves the size and visibility of the cursor for the specified console screen buffer.

Parameters

hConsoleOutput

Specifies an open handle with GENERIC_READ access to a console screen buffer.

pcci

Points to a CONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO structure in which information about the console's cursor is returned.

The CONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO structure has the following form:

typedef struct _CONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO { /* cci */

DWORD dwSize;

BOOL bVisible;

} CONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO, *PCONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO;

Return Value

The return value is TRUE if the function was successful, or FALSE if an error occurred. Use the GetLastError function to obtain extended error information.