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javapositionswtmouse-cursor

How can I get the relative and absolute cursor position?

How can I get the current position of the Cursor with SWT?

I need:

  1. The absolute position (only relative to the current Display)
  2. The position relative to the currently active Control
Solution

  • This gets the Cursor position relative to the current Display:

    import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
[...]
Point cursorLocation = Display.getCurrent().getCursorLocation();


    To get the position relative to the focused Control you have to translate it:

    import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
[...]
Point cursorLocation = Display.getCurrent().getCursorLocation();
Point relativeCursorLocation = Display.getCurrent().getFocusControl().toControl(cursorLocation);