GetCursorPosition

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This function gets the current position of the mouse cursor.

Syntax

float float float float float getCursorPosition ( )

Returns

Returns 5 values: cursorX, cursorY, worldX, worldY, worldZ. The first two values are the 2D relative screen coordinates of the cursor: cursorX goes from 0 (left side of the screen) to 1 (right side), cursorY goes from 0 (top) to 1 (bottom). The 3 values that follow are the 3D world map coordinates that the cursor points at. If the cursor isn't showing, returns false as the first value.

Example

This example prints your cursors current world coordinates and relative screen coordinates to chatbox after typing cursorpos.

function cursorInfo()
   local showing = isCursorShowing ()
   if showing then -- if the cursor is showing
      local screenx, screeny, worldx, worldy, worldz = getCursorPosition()

      outputChatBox( string.format( "Cursor screen position (relative): X=%.4f Y=%.4f", screenx, screeny ) ) -- make the accuracy of floats 4 decimals
      outputChatBox( string.format( "Cursor world position: X=%.4f Y=%.4f Z=%.4f", worldx, worldy, worldz ) ) -- make the accuracy of floats 4 decimals accurate
   else
      outputChatBox( "Your cursor is not showing." )
   end
end
addCommandHandler( "cursorpos", cursorInfo )

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