Retrieving Mouse status with C#

Question

How can I retrieve the current mouse status using C# I would like to know if a button is pressed / a shift or control key etc... to respond properly to mouse event ? thanks in advance Dominique Orleans France

kovan · Answer

i am not undrestanding what u mean by MoustLeftIsPressed here is the code for catching all 3 button clicks. private void Form1_MouseDown(object sender System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e) { switch(e.Button) { case MouseButtons.Right: { MessageBox.Show(You pressed the right button); break; } case MouseButtons.Left: { MessageBox.Show(You pressed the left button); break; } case MouseButtons.Middle: { MessageBox.Show(You pressed the middle button); break; } } }

massiot · Answer

of course I am using mouse events but What I would like to do is the following : How can I write this MouseLeftIsPressed property or function in the following lines private void panel_MouseDown(object sender System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e) { switch (e.Button) { case MouseButtons.Right : if (MouseLeftIsPressed) Cancel(); else DoSelection() ; break; ... } }

kovan · Answer

each control/form has its own mouse events u can trap mouse status using these events souch as MouseDown then that provides u with object to determine which button of the mouse was held down. and so on