getButton()

Description

Reports the status of the requested mouse button.

Syntax


mouse.getButton(button)


Parameters

button : which mouse button is being requested; can be one of the following :
－LEFT_BUTTON
－RIGHT_BUTTON
－MIDDLE_BUTTON

Returns

boolean : true if the requested button is pressed, false if it is not pressed.

Example

#include <MouseController.h>

// Initialize USB Controller
USBHost usb;

// Attach mouse controller to USB
MouseController mouse(usb);

// This function intercepts mouse button press
void mousePressed() {
  Serial.print("Pressed: ");
  if (mouse.getButton(LEFT_BUTTON))
    Serial.print("L");
  if (mouse.getButton(MIDDLE_BUTTON))
    Serial.print("M");
  if (mouse.getButton(RIGHT_BUTTON))
    Serial.print("R");
  Serial.println();
}

void setup(){
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop(){
  usb.Task();
}

See Also

－ mousePressed()
－ mouseReleased()

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