Use cases of mouse programming in C/C++

Last Updated : 02 Nov, 2023

In this article, we will discuss some use cases of Mouse Programming:

Display Mouse Pointer in graphics mode:

For displaying the Mouse Pointer, first enable the graphic mode using initgraph() function, if it is successfully initialized than it calls initMouse() function to check mouse is available or not, If initMouse() function returns not equal 0 means it will return ffffh then it calls the showMouse() function and display the cursor on the console window in graphic mode. Below are the functions used:

initMouse(): use to initialized mouse.
showMouse(): shows the mouse pointer on the output screen.

Below is the program for the same:

C++

// C++ program to display Mouse
// pointer in Graphics Mode
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include <graphics.h>
#include <stdio.h>
using namespace std;
union REGS in, out;
 
// Function to display the mouse
// pointer
void showMouse()
{
    // Set service AX = 1 for
    // displaying mouse
    in.x.ax = 1;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
}
 
// Function to initialize the mouse
// pointer
int initMouse()
{
    // Set service AX = 0 for
    // detecting mouse
    in.x.ax = 0;
    int86(0x33, &in, &out);
 
    return out.x.ax;
}
 
// Driver Code
void main()
{
    int status, gd = DETECT, gm;
    clrscr();
 
    initgraph(&gd, &gm, "C:\\TURBOC3\\BGI");
 
    // Get the status of mouse pointer
    status = initMouse();
 
    // Check if mouse is available or not
    if (status == 0)
        cout << "Mouse support not"
             << " available.\n";
    else {
        cout << "Display mouse";
        showMouse();
    }
 
    getch();
 
    // Close the graphics
    closegraph();
}

C

// C program to display Mouse
// pointer in Graphics Mode
#include <conio.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include <graphics.h>
#include <stdio.h>
union REGS in, out;
 
// Function to display the mouse
// pointer
void showMouse()
{
    // Set service AX = 1 for
    // displaying mouse
    in.x.ax = 1;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
}
 
// Function to initialize the mouse
// pointer
int initMouse()
{
    // Set service AX = 0 for
    // detecting mouse
    in.x.ax = 0;
    int86(0x33, &in, &out);
    return out.x.ax;
}
 
// Driver Code
void main()
{
    int status, gd = DETECT, gm;
    clrscr();
 
    initgraph(&gd, &gm,
              "C:\\TURBOC3\\BGI");
 
    // Get the status of mouse pointer
    status = initMouse();
 
    // Check mouse is available or not
    if (status == 0)
        printf("Mouse support not"
               " available.\n");
    else {
        printf("Display mouse");
        showMouse();
    }
 
    getch();
 
    // Close the graphics
    closegraph();
}

Output:

Display Mouse Pointer in graphics mode

Hide Mouse Pointer:

For hiding the mouse pointer, first check the status of mouse if it is available than simply control will enter in for loop make delay of 500 millisecond then the mouse will appear, then disappear after 500 milliseconds and will show again after 500 millisecond. This sequence will continue until the loop ends. The delay function has been used to show you the impact of hidemouse() function .

initmouse(): use to initialized mouse.
showmouse(): shows the mouse pointer on the output screen.
hidemouse(): hides the mouse pointer

Below is the program for the same:

C++

// C++ program for hiding Mouse Pointer
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include <graphics.h>
using namespace std;
 
union REGS in, out;
 
// Function to initialize the mouse
// pointer using graphics
int initMouse()
{
    in.x.ax = 0;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
 
    return out.x.ax;
}
 
// Function to display the mouse
// pointer using graphics
void showMouse()
{
    in.x.ax = 1;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
}
 
// Function to hide the mouse
// pointer using graphics
void hideMouse()
{
    // Set AX=2 to hide mouse
    in.x.ax = 2;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
}
 
// Driver Code
void main()
{
    int status, i, gd = DETECT, gm;
 
    // Initialize graphics
    initgraph(&gd, &gm, "C:\\TURBOC3\\BGI");
 
    // Get the status of the mouse
    status = initMouse();
 
    // Check if mouse is available or not
    if (status == 0)
        cout << "Mouse support "
             << "not available.\n";
    else {
        for (i = 0; i <= 10; i++) {
 
            // Pause execution for .5 sec
            delay(500);
            showMouse();
            delay(500);
            hideMouse();
        }
    }
 
    getch();
 
    // Close the graphics
    closegraph();
}

C

// C program for hiding Mouse Pointer
#include <conio.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include <graphics.h>
 
union REGS in, out;
 
// Function to initialize the mouse
// pointer using graphics
int initMouse()
{
    in.x.ax = 0;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
 
    return out.x.ax;
}
 
// Function to display the mouse
// pointer using graphics
void showMouse()
{
    in.x.ax = 1;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
}
 
// Function to hide the mouse
// pointer using graphics
void hideMouse()
{
    // Set AX=2 to hide mouse
    in.x.ax = 2;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
}
 
// Driver Code
void main()
{
    int status, i, gd = DETECT, gm;
 
    // Initialize graphics
    initgraph(&gd, &gm, "C:\\TURBOC3\\BGI");
 
    // Get the status of the mouse
    status = initMouse();
 
    // Check if mouse is available or not
    if (status == 0)
        printf("Mouse support "
               "not available.\n");
    else {
        for (i = 0; i <= 10; i++) {
 
            // Pause execution for .5 sec
            delay(500);
            showMouse();
            delay(500);
            hideMouse();
        }
    }
 
    getch();
 
    // Close the graphics
    closegraph();
}

Output:

Determine the current mouse position and button clicked:

In this program, the current location of the mouse is printed as well as which key of the mouse is being clicked at which location using the below functions:

initmouse(): use to initialized mouse.
showmouse(): shows the mouse cursor on the output screen.
getmouseposition(): fetches the mouse coordinate & which key is being pressed in BX, CX, DX register respectively.
- If BX = 1 left key clicked
- If BX = 2 Right key clicked.
- If BX = 3 Center Button is Pressed
- CX = Mouse X Coordinate
- DX = Mouse Y Coordinate

Below is the program for the same:

C++

// C program to determine the current
// mouse position and button clicked
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include <graphics.h>
#include <stdio.h>
using namespace std;
union REGS in, out;
 
// Function to initialize the mouse
// pointer using graphics
int initMouse()
{
    in.x.ax = 0;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
 
    return out.x.ax;
}
 
// Function to display the mouse
// pointer using graphics
void showMouse()
{
    in.x.ax = 1;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
}
 
// Function to get the current clicked
// mouse position on the screen
void getMousePosition(int* click,
                      int* x, int* y)
{
    in.x.ax = 3;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
 
    // Get the coordinates
    *click = out.x.bx;
 
    // Update the x and y coordinates
    *x = out.x.cx;
    *y = out.x.dx;
}
 
// Driver Code
void main()
{
    int status, i, gd = DETECT, gm;
 
    // Initialize graphics
    initgraph(&gd, &gm, "C:\\TURBOC3\\BGI");
 
    // Get the status of the mouse
    status = initMouse();
 
    // Check if mouse is available or not
    if (status == 0)
        printf("Mouse support "
               "not available.\n");
    else {
 
        showMouse();
 
        // Get the current mouse position
        getMousePosition(&click, &x, &y);
 
        while (!kbhit()) {
 
            getMousePosition(&click, &x, &y);
            gotoxy(1, 1);
            printf("X = %d, Y = %d", x, y);
 
            if (click == 1)
                cout << "\nLeft click at "
                     << "position = "
                     << x << ", " << y;
 
            if (click == 2)
                cout << "\nRight click at "
                     << "position = "
                     << x << ", " << y;
        }
    }
 
    getch();
 
    // Close the graphics
    closegraph();
}

C

// C program to determine the current
// mouse position and button clicked
#include <conio.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include <graphics.h>
#include <stdio.h>
union REGS in, out;
 
// Function to initialize the mouse
// pointer using graphics
int initMouse()
{
    in.x.ax = 0;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
 
    return out.x.ax;
}
 
// Function to display the mouse
// pointer using graphics
void showMouse()
{
    in.x.ax = 1;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
}
 
// Function to get the current clicked
// mouse position on the screen
void getMousePosition(int* click,
                      int* x, int* y)
{
    in.x.ax = 3;
    int86(0X33, &in, &out);
 
    // Get the coordinates
    *click = out.x.bx;
 
    // Update the x and y coordinates
    *x = out.x.cx;
    *y = out.x.dx;
}
 
// Driver Code
void main()
{
    int status, i, gd = DETECT, gm;
 
    // Initialize graphics
    initgraph(&gd, &gm, "C:\\TURBOC3\\BGI");
 
    // Get the status of the mouse
    status = initMouse();
 
    // Check if mouse is available or not
    if (status == 0)
        printf("Mouse support "
               "not available.\n");
    else {
 
        showMouse();
 
        // Get the current mouse position
        getMousePosition(&click, &x, &y);
 
        while (!kbhit()) {
 
            getMousePosition(&click, &x, &y);
            gotoxy(1, 1);
            printf("X = %d, Y = %d", x, y);
 
            if (click == 1)
                printf("\nLeft click at "
                       "position = %d, %d\t",
                       x, y);
            if (click == 2)
                printf("\nRight click at "
                       "position = %d, %d\t",
                       x, y);
        }
    }
 
    getch();
 
    // Close the graphics
    closegraph();
}