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Mouse

Mouse.isPressed()

Description

Checks the current status of all mouse buttons, and reports if any are pressed or not.

Syntax

Mouse.isPressed();
Mouse.isPressed(button);

Parameters

When there is no value passed, it checks the status of the left mouse button.

button: which mouse button to check - char

Returns

boolean : reports wether a button is pressed or not

Example

void setup ( ) {
  //The switch that will initiate the Mouse press
  pinMode ( 2 , INPUT ) ;
  //The switch that will terminate the Mouse press
  pinMode ( 3 , INPUT ) ;
  //Start serial communication with the computer
  Serial1.begin ( 9600 ) ;
  //initiate the Mouse library
  Mouse.begin ( ) ;
} void loop ( ) {
  //a variable for checking the button's state
  int mouseState= 0 ;
  //if the switch attached to pin 2 is closed, press and hold the right mouse button and save the state ina  variable
  if ( digitalRead ( 2 ) == HIGH ) {
    Mouse.press ( ) ;
    mouseState=Mouse.isPressed ( ) ;
  }
  //if the switch attached to pin 3 is closed, release the right mouse button and save the state in a variable
  if ( digitalRead ( 3 ) == HIGH ) {
    Mouse.release ( ) ;
    mouseState=Mouse.isPressed ( ) ;
  }
  //print out the current mouse button state
  Serial1.println (mouseState) ;
  delay ( 10 ) ;
}
 

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