Change cursor to image in WPF.

Question

I am trying to implement a "stamping" feature. I am selecting an image from a list, and using it to stamp on the clicked position on my canvas.

I have read several solutions on how to change the cursor, but they involved simply changing the ico texture.

I want to be able to preview in real time what I will be stamping. So if I change the rotation of the stamp, the cursor needs to rotate appropriately, if I scale the stamp the cursor needs to be scaled, and if I switch the stamp the cursor needs to switch.

I tried adding an image to an observablecollection, and binding it to the canvas. Then I tried updating the position, image, scale inside the MouseMove event of the canvas, but it doesnt work.

Here is the MouseMove function:

private void Canvas_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
        {


            if (currentTool == "staticBrush" && lvDataBinding.SelectedIndex != -1) 
            {
                canvasImages[0].Name = srcImages[lvDataBinding.SelectedIndex].Name;
                canvasImages[0].BmpImage = new BitmapImage(new Uri(canvasImages[0].Name, UriKind.Relative));
                scale(canvasImages[0]);
                canvasImages[0].OffsetX = e.GetPosition(canvasDataBinding).X;
                canvasImages[0].OffsetY = e.GetPosition(canvasDataBinding).Y;
            }
        }

Possible duplicate of [Custom cursor in WPF?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46805/custom-cursor-in-wpf) — Peter Duniho, Mar 29 '20 at 05:50

Sheridan · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-22T14:28:49.557

You have two main options... you can either follow a fairly complex tutorial such as WPF Tutorial - How To Use Custom Cursors on TechPro, which should enable you to create a Cursor from just about any WPF UIElement, or you can simply hide the Cursor by setting Cursor = Cursors.None and replacing it with your own Image... of course, with this method, you'd also be responsible for moving the Image wherever the mouse cursor moves.

Change cursor to image in WPF.

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