C#•3mo ago

I am trying to add a custom cursor to my winforms app

i cant figureout how to do it and when i look it up its not working

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Angius•3mo ago

What have you tried and what doesn't work?

https://csharpindeep.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/c-tutorial-how-to-use-custom-cursors-intermediate/#:~:text=The%20simplest%20way%20is%20to,%3D%20new%20Cursor(%22myCursor

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C# Tutorial – How To Use Custom Cursors [Intermediate]

Custom cursors are something that you don’t need to use very often, but when you do need them, they can make a huge difference in the usability of your program. So today we are going to take …

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

i bet it works i am just really confused on where to put the code snippets it puts there

Angius•3mo ago

myControl there seems to be the control you want the cursor to show in So if you want it to show on the whole window, it would be the main form or whatever

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

okay

Angius•3mo ago

So the code would probably go into the constructor of that main form

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

so like this one?

Angius•3mo ago

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

okay

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

would i just putr the code with myControl in this area then?

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

but where would this part go

Cursor myCursor = new Cursor("myCursor.cur");

Cursor myCursor = new Cursor("myCursor.cur");

in the same place but a different line?

Angius•3mo ago

In the constructor as well

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

is the onstructer this part?

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

i am geussing it is\

Angius•3mo ago

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

oh where is the constructer

Angius•3mo ago

$structure

MODiX•3mo ago

namespace Namespace;

[Attribute]
public class Class
{
    public string PublicField;
    private bool _privateField;    

    public int PublicProperty { get; set; }

    public Class() {} // Constructor

    public void Method(int parameter)
    {
        var localVariable = parameter; 

        int LocalMethod(string param) { return 3; }
    } 
}

namespace Namespace;

[Attribute]
public class Class
{
    public string PublicField;
    private bool _privateField;    

    public int PublicProperty { get; set; }

    public Class() {} // Constructor

    public void Method(int parameter)
    {
        var localVariable = parameter; 

        int LocalMethod(string param) { return 3; }
    } 
}

Angius•3mo ago

Constructor is a method without a return type and with the same name as the class it's in If you don't have one, make one

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

this part then?

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

i am really confused

Angius•3mo ago

I guess InitializeComponent could work as well

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

okay

Angius•3mo ago

There is no constructor in this screenshot btw

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

it says that myControl isnt in the context

**myControl**.Cursor = myCursor;

**myControl**.Cursor = myCursor;

Angius•3mo ago

Well, yeah As I said, you should reference the control whose cursor you want to set

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

okay ohhh i just realized what you meant okay so now the program wont open at all

Omnissiah•3mo ago

are there warnings in compilation?

Pobiega•3mo ago

InitializeComponents is almost always called from the constructor, so you could find the constructor via the reference there

Red LegionOP•3mo ago

no there is not

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