C Program to display mouse pointer in textmode

Mouse programs using c :- Do everything with mouse using these c programs or source codes, on this page you will find sample mouse programs using c. Programs ranging from how to use mouse in c graphics and in text mode. how to initialize mouse, how to know where the mouse is clicked, which mouse button is clicked i.e left or right, how to restrict mouse pointer. Below is a list of mouse programs made using c language. Mouse interrupt is handled using int 86 function of dos.h header file. All these programs have been made using turbo c compiler.

/* Program to display mouse-pointer in text-mode */

#include<dos.h>
#include<conio.h>
 
int initmouse();
void showmouseptr();
 
union REGS i, o;
 
main()
{
   int status;
 
   status = initmouse();
 
   if ( status == 0 )
      printf("Mouse support not available.\n");
   else
      showmouseptr();
 
   getch();
   return 0;
}
 
int initmouse()
{
   i.x.ax = 0;
   int86(0X33,&i,&o);
   return ( o.x.ax );
}
 
void showmouseptr()
{
   i.x.ax = 1;
   int86(0X33,&i,&o);
}