[RESOLVED] Object Location

[C-Tron]

If i wanted to use cursor coordinates to set the location for an object lets say a picturebox, so that wherever the cursor went, the object went, how would i go about doing that, since location (x,y) is a value and therefore cannot be the target of an assignment.

I know how to do cursor coordinates already.

[Shaggy Hiker]

What if you took the coordinates in the mouseMove event and assigned the x,y to the Top and Left properties of the control?

[C-Tron]

thx that works

[Shaggy Hiker]

Oops, VB6 leaking through, I guess Top and Left have been replaced by Location.

[C-Tron]

nope its still there they just dont show it

[jmcilhinney]

If you want to get or set just the Top or Left property then you use the Top or Left property because the X and Y properties of the Location cannot be set through the Location property. If you want to set both the Top and Left properties then you create a Point object and set the Location property as this forces it to happen in one operation rather than two, which can be visible to the user.

If you want to know what that message about not being the target of an assignment means then just ask.