GetConsoleCursorInfo info Overview Group

The GetConsoleCursorInfo function retrieves information about the size and visibility of the cursor for the specified console screen buffer.

BOOL GetConsoleCursorInfo(

HANDLE hConsoleOutput,	// handle of console screen buffer
PCONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO lpConsoleCursorInfo	// address of cursor information
);

Parameters

hConsoleOutput: Identifies a console screen buffer. The handle must have GENERIC_READ access.
lpConsoleCursorInfo: Points to a CONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO structure in which information about the console’s cursor is returned.

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.