SftButton.MouseDown Event	Softel vdm, Inc.

A mouse button is pressed.

Syntax       

		VB.NET	Private Sub object_MouseDownEvent(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgumentType) Handles object.MouseDownEvent
		VB	Private Sub object_MouseDown(ByVal Button As Integer, ByVal Shift As Integer, ByVal xPos As OLE_XPOS_PIXELS, ByVal yPos As OLE_YPOS_PIXELS)
		C#.NET	void object_MouseDownEvent(object sender, EventArgumentType e);
		VC++	void OnMouseDownobject(short Button, short Shift, OLE_XPOS_PIXELS xPos, OLE_YPOS_PIXELS yPos);
		C	HRESULT OnMouseDownobject(short Button, short Shift, OLE_XPOS_PIXELS xPos, OLE_YPOS_PIXELS yPos);
		Delphi	procedure objectMouseDown(Sender: TObject; Button : Smallint; Shift : Smallint; xPos : Integer; yPos : Integer);

object

A SftButton object.

Button

Describes the button(s) that are pressed. The Button argument is a bit field with bits corresponding to the left button, right button and middle button. These bits correspond to the values shown below. The bits set indicate the button that caused the event.

Name	Value	Description
constSftButtonLeftButton	1	Left button
constSftButtonRightButton	2	Right button
constSftButtonMiddleButton	4	Middle button

Shift

Describes the state of the SHIFT, CONTROL and ALT keys. A bit is set if the key is down. The Shift argument is a bit field with bits corresponding to the SHIFT, CONTROL and ALT keys. It indicates the state of these keys. Some, all, or none of the bits can be set, indicating which of the keys are pressed.

Name	Value	Description
constSftButtonShiftMask	1	Shift
constSftButtonCtrlMask	2	Control
constSftButtonAltMask	4	Alt

xPos

The x-coordinate of the mouse cursor. The units used depend on the container (Visual Basic uses TWIPS, Visual C++ uses pixels, etc.) and the coordinate system used.

yPos

The y-coordinate of the mouse cursor. The units used depend on the container (Visual Basic uses TWIPS, Visual C++ uses pixels, etc.) and the coordinate system used.

Comments

The MouseDown event occurs when a mouse button is pressed.

The Click and DropDownClick events should be used to determine whether the control has been clicked.

The MouseDown event can be used by an application to handle mouse button clicks in combination with keyboard modifiers such as the SHIFT, CONTROL and ALT keys.

The HitTest method can be used to determine what area of the control is at a specific location.