Get cursor position with respect to the control - C#

Question

I want to get the mouse position with respect to the control in which mouse pointer is present. That means when I place the cursor to the starting point (Top-Left corner) of control it should give (0,0). I am using the following code:

    private void panel1_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        this.Text = Convert.ToString(Cursor.Position.X + ":" + Cursor.Position.Y);         
    }

But this gives the position with respect to the screen not to the control.

Code sample will be appreciated.

score 53 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 20 '11 at 12:42

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Use Control.PointToClient to convert a point from screen-relative coords to control-relative coords. If you need to go the other way, use PointToScreen.

answered Nov 20 '11 at 12:42

BrendanMcK

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score 40 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 20 '11 at 12:32

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You can directly use the Location property of the MouseEventArgs argument passed to your event-handler.

private void panel1_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    Text = e.Location.X + ":" + e.Location.Y;      
}

answered Nov 20 '11 at 12:32

Ani

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score 24 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 13 '14 at 04:12

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The following will give you mouse coordinates relative to your control. For example, this results in (0,0) if mouse is over top left corner of the control:

var coordinates = yourControl.PointToClient(Cursor.Position);

answered Oct 13 '14 at 04:12

Justas

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score 5 · Answer 4 · edited Feb 19 '14 at 14:08

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One can use following methods for getting the relative from absolute and absolute from relative coordinates:

Point Control.PointToClient(Point point);

Point Control.PointToScreen(Point point);

edited Feb 19 '14 at 14:08

TLama

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answered Feb 19 '14 at 13:51

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score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 05 '20 at 08:15

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private void panel1_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    Text = panel1.PointToClient(Cursor.Position).ToString();    
}

answered Mar 05 '20 at 08:15

David Mikula

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score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 03 '16 at 15:14

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Cursor.Position return Point on Screen, but Control.PointToClient(Cursor.Position) returns point on control (e.g. control -> panel). In your case, you have e.Locate which return point on control.

answered Aug 03 '16 at 15:14

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 31 '15 at 03:25

I use MouseLocation and PointToClient to check. And then use it in a timer!

bool IsMouseHover(Control c, Control container)
        {
            Point p = Control.MousePosition;
            Point p1 = c.PointToClient(p);
            Point p2 = container.PointToClient(p);
            if (c.DisplayRectangle.Contains(p1) && container.DisplayRectangle.Contains(p2))
            {
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        }

score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Nov 20 '11 at 11:58

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Simply subtract from the cursor position the Left and Top coordinates of the control:

this.Text = Convert.ToString(
    Cursor.Position.X - this.Left + ":" +
    Cursor.Position.Y - this.Top);

answered Nov 20 '11 at 11:58

BlackBear

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May work for top-level Forms, but won't work for controls within one: Control.Left is the control's position relative to its *parent's client area*, not the screen. – BrendanMcK Nov 20 '11 at 12:40

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Dec 30 '12 at 19:13

private void lienzo_MouseLeftButtonDown_1(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
    Point coordenadas = new Point();
    coordenadas = Mouse.GetPosition(lienzo);

    string msg = "Coordenadas mouse :" + coordenadas.X + "," + coordenadas.Y;
    MessageBoxResult resultado;
    string titulo = "Informacion";
    MessageBoxButton botones = MessageBoxButton.OK;
    MessageBoxImage icono = MessageBoxImage.Information;

    resultado = MessageBox.Show(msg, titulo, botones, icono);
}

Where "lienzo" is my canvas panel

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Aug 23 '20 at 12:48

Snippet code as following:

private void Control_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    var btn = sender as Button;
    var point = e.Location;
    point.X += btn.Location.X;
    point.Y += btn.Location.Y;

    Control findTarget = btn.Parent.GetChildAtPoint(point, GetChildAtPointSkip.Invisible) as Button;
    if (findTarget != null)
    {
        // TO DO
    }
}

Where the button is one of many buttons in a hosting panel.

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Sep 08 '20 at 13:45

Create af standard Project C# WinForms

Place 2 Textboxes named X and Y, and a Timer object from the toolbox to the Design page

Press [F7] and replace all code with below.

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace MousePos
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            timer1.Start();
        }

        private void Form1_MouseCaptureChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            X.Text = MousePosition.X.ToString();
            Y.Text = MousePosition.Y.ToString();
        }
    }
}

Set Timer.Tick action to "Form1_MouseCaptureChanged"

[F5] Run - and now you have an MosusePos app.

Get cursor position with respect to the control - C#

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