Bindings: C, MASM

This call assigns a new event mask to the current mouse device driver.

MouSetEventMask (EventMask, DeviceHandle)

EventMask (PUSHORT) - input Address of a value in application storage used to indicate what mouse events are to be placed on the event queue (see MouReadEventQue) and which events are to be ignored.

The EventMask bit values are described below:

A bit clear setting (set to zero) in an EventMask bit position indicates that the associated type of event is not reported to the application. Note also that the mouse buttons are always numbered from left to right. When the mouse is properly positioned for use, the left-hand button is button 1.

DeviceHandle (HMOU) - input Handle of the mouse device from a previous MouOpen.

rc (USHORT) - return Return code descriptions are:

Remarks

Setting a bit in the event mask means that the associated event is reported on the mouse FIFO event queue. See MouReadEventQue for examples of event mask use.

#define INCL_MOU
 
USHORT  rc = MouSetEventMask(EventMask, DeviceHandle);
 
PUSHORT          EventMask;     /* Mouse device event mask ptr */
HMOU             DeviceHandle;  /* Mouse device handle */
 
USHORT           rc;            /* return code */

EXTRN  MouSetEventMask:FAR
INCL_MOU            EQU 1
 
PUSH@  WORD    EventMask     ;Mouse device event mask ptr
PUSH   WORD    DeviceHandle  ;Mouse device handle
CALL   MouSetEventMask
 
Returns WORD