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p5.js mouseMoved() Function

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The mouseMoved() function in p5.js is called every time the mouse moves and a mouse button is not pressed.

Syntax:

mouseMoved(Event)

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter Event which is optional.

Below programs illustrate the mouseMoved() function in p5.js:
Example 1: This example uses mouseMoved() function change the rectangle color when mouse move over.




function setup() {
  
    // Create Canvas of size 500*500
    createCanvas(500, 500);
}
   
let value = 0;
function draw() {
      
    // SEt background color
    background(200);
      
    // Set the filled color
    fill(value);
      
    // Create rectangle of given size
    rect(25, 25, 460, 440);
      
    // Set the text color
    fill('lightgreen');
      
    // Set font size
    textSize(15);
      
    // Display the text
    text('Move Mouse Across the page to change its value.'
             windowHeight/6, windowWidth/4);
}
  
function mouseMoved() {
      
    value = value + 5;
      
    if (value > 255) {
        value = 0;
    }
}


Output:

Example 2: This example uses mouseMoved() function change the color of ellipse.




// Declare a variable
let value;
  
function setup() {
      
    // Create Canvas of size 500*500
    createCanvas(500, 500);
}
   
function draw() {
      
    // Set background color
    background(200); 
      
    // fill color according to 
    // mouseMoved() function
      
    // Set the color
    fill(value, value, value);
      
    // Draw ellipse  
    ellipse(mouseX, mouseY, 115, 115);
}
  
function mouseMoved() {
    value = mouseX%255;
}


Output:

Reference: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/mouseMoved



Last Updated : 04 Mar, 2021
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