PointerPressed: left or right button?

Question

How can I get the type of pressed pointer (left mouse down or right mouse down) in a Metro style C# app? I didn't find a MouseLeftButtonDown event handler in any Metro style UI element. I should use PointerPressed event instead, but I don't know how can i get which button was pressed.

Answer 1

PointerPressed is enough to handle mouse buttons:

void MainPage_PointerPressed(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
{
    // Check for input device
    if (e.Pointer.PointerDeviceType == Windows.Devices.Input.PointerDeviceType.Mouse)
    {
        var properties = e.GetCurrentPoint(this).Properties;
        if (properties.IsLeftButtonPressed)
        {
            // Left button pressed
        }
        else if (properties.IsRightButtonPressed)
        {
            // Right button pressed
        }
    }
}