GpiQueryCurrentPosition

This function returns the value of current position.

Syntax

GpiQueryCurrentPosition(hps, pptlPoint)

Parameters

hps (HPS) - input: Presentation-space handle.
pptlPoint (PPOINTL) - output: Current position.

Return Code

rc (BOOL) - returns: Success indicator.

TRUE - Successful completion
FALSE - Error occurred.

Errors

Possible returns from WinGetLastError:

PMERR_INV_HPS (0x207F): An invalid presentation-space handle was specified.
PMERR_PS_BUSY (0x20F4): An attempt was made to access the presentation space from more than one thread simultaneously.
PMERR_INV_IN_RETAIN_MODE (0x208C): An attempt was made to issue a function (for example, query) that is invalid when the actual drawing mode is not draw or draw-and-retain.
PMERR_INV_DC_TYPE (0x2060): An invalid type parameter was specified with DevOpenDC, or a function was issued that is invalid for a OD_METAFILE_NOQUERY device context.

Remarks

This function is invalid when the drawing mode (see GpiSetDrawingMode) is set to retain.

Example Code

This example uses GpiQueryCurrentPosition to return the value of the current position and assigns the x coordinate to a variable.

#define INCL_GPIPRIMITIVES      /* Primitive functions          */
#include <os2.h>

BOOL  fSuccess;         /* success indicator                    */
HPS    hps;             /* Presentation-space handle            */
POINTL pptlPoint;       /* current position                     */
LONG   lxCoord;         /* current position x coordinate        */

fSuccess = GpiQueryCurrentPosition(hps, &pptlPoint);

if (fSuccess == TRUE)
   lxCoord = pptlPoint.x;