Mouse - Mouse.isPressed()

Checks the current status of all mouse buttons, and reports if any are pressed or not. By default, it checks the status of the left mouse button.

Syntax

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

Parameters

  • button: which mouse button was released (MOUSE_LEFT, MOUSE_RIGHT or MOUSE_MIDDLE, default is MOUSE_LEFT).

Returns

1 if a button was pressed, 0 if a not.

Example

#include <Mouse.h>

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
  Serial.begin(9600);
  // Initialize 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 left 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 left 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
  Serial.println(mouseState);
  delay(10);
}

See also