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Name

pmouseY
Examples
// Move the mouse quickly to see the difference 
// between the current and previous position 
void draw() { 
  background(204); 
  line(20, mouseY, 80, pmouseY); 
  println(mouseY + " : " + pmouseY);
}
Description The system variable pmouseY always contains the vertical position of the mouse in the frame previous to the current frame.

For more detail on how pmouseY is updated inside of mouse events and draw(), see the reference for pmouseX.
RelatedmouseX
mouseY
pmouseX
mousePressed
mousePressed()
mouseReleased()
mouseClicked()
mouseMoved()
mouseDragged()
mouseButton
mouseWheel()
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:09am EST

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