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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 | Variable storing if a mouse button is pressed. The value of the system variable mousePressed is true if a mouse button is pressed and false if a button is not pressed.
Related | mouseX mouseY mouseReleased() mouseMoved() mouseDragged()

Updated on October 26, 2013 08:58:32pm PDT