Get x,y Co-ordinates on Pointer Press In WinStore XAML/C# App

Question

I want to get x,y co-ordinates of pointer pressed (mouse/pen/touch) in a Windows Store Blank XAML/C# app. I know how to do this in WinForms, but unfortunately Pointer and Controls Classes are not same in WinStore Apps. Looked through several articles, but I found them all in WinForms. 

Answer 1

Hi Talha

I guess it would help you;

    private void Grid_PointerPressed(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            e.GetCurrentPoint(MyButton);
        }

Regards

Arafat

Answer 2

Hi,

You can use GetCurrentPoint which is the method of PointerRoutedEventArgs that comes to your event handler. And if you pass in a control as a parameter, it will give you the Point of interaction relative to the control:

Here is an example event handler:

      private void Image_PointerPressed_1(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Point p = e.GetCurrentPoint(sender as Image).Position;
            XCoord.Text = p.X.ToString();
            YCoord.Text = p.Y.ToString();
        }
    }

Best Wishes!

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