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What is the most appropriate way of getting the mouse cursor position or button state on Windows (Windows 7 and above)? I previously used DirectInput, but I am not longer using it and do not wish to. I saw there is GetCursorPos, however, I do not see anything for getting mouse button states. I have read previously that just reading the window messages (such as WM_LBUTTONUP) was considered “slow” for real time applications, so I do not know of any other option.
If you want to poll/query the current cursor position, you can use GetCursorPos. To see the button states, use GetAsyncKeyState.
If you are implementing a message loop in a window, the notification you will get for a mouse movement is WM_MOUSEMOVE. You will be notified of mouse inputs through the notifications listed here.