Futurebasic/Language/Reference/mouse position
Syntax
editbuttonStatus = MOUSE(_down)
Description
editIf your program does not do any kind of event-trapping using the HANDLEEVENTS
statement, then you can use the MOUSE(_down)
function to determine whether the mouse button is currently down. In these circumstances, MOUSE(_down)
returns _zTrue
is the button is down, or _false
otherwise.
The MOUSE(_down)
function will not work if your program traps events using HANDLEEVENTS
. Since most well-designed programs trap events this way, the MOUSE(_down)
function is probably of limited usefulness. See the <a href="mouse%20event.html">MOUSE <event></a>
functions to learn how to respond to mouse clicks using event trapping.
Note:
You can also use the Toolbox function FN BUTTON
to determine whether the mouse is currently down. FN BUTTON
works regardless of whether your program uses event trapping.
See Also
editMOUSE <position> MOUSE <event>ON MOUSE