get current mouse cursor type

Question

How do I get the current GLOBAL mouse cursor type (hourglass/arrow/..)? In Windows.

Global - I need it even if the mouse is ouside of my application or even if my program is windlowless.

In C#, Delphi or pure winapi, nevermind...

Thank you very much in advance!!

Answer 1

After thee years its time to answer my own question. Here's how you check if the current global cursor is hourglass in C# (extend the code for you own needs if you need):

private static bool IsWaitCursor()
{
    var h = Cursors.WaitCursor.Handle;

    CURSORINFO pci;
    pci.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(CURSORINFO));
    if(!GetCursorInfo(out pci))
        throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());

    return pci.hCursor == h;
}

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
struct POINT
{
    public Int32 x;
    public Int32 y;
}

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
struct CURSORINFO
{
    public Int32 cbSize;        // Specifies the size, in bytes, of the structure. 
    // The caller must set this to Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(CURSORINFO)).
    public Int32 flags;         // Specifies the cursor state. This parameter can be one of the following values:
    //    0             The cursor is hidden.
    //    CURSOR_SHOWING    The cursor is showing.
    public IntPtr hCursor;          // Handle to the cursor. 
    public POINT ptScreenPos;       // A POINT structure that receives the screen coordinates of the cursor. 
}

[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool GetCursorInfo(out CURSORINFO pci);