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Name

mousePressed
Examples
// Click within the image to change 
// the value of the rectangle
void draw() {
  if (mousePressed == true) {
    fill(0);
  } else {
    fill(255);
  }
  rect(25, 25, 50, 50);
}
Description The mousePressed variable stores whether or not a mouse button is currently being pressed. The value is true when any mouse button is pressed, and false if no button is pressed. The mouseButton variable (see the related reference entry) can be used to determine which button has been pressed.
RelatedmouseX
mouseY
pmouseX
pmouseY
mousePressed()
mouseReleased()
mouseClicked()
mouseMoved()
mouseDragged()
mouseButton
mouseWheel()
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:09am EST

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