mouseReleased()

Description

The mouseReleased() function is called every time a mouse button is released.

Mouse and keyboard events only work when a program has draw(). Without draw(), the code is only run once and then stops listening for events.

Related

• mouseX
• mouseY
• pmouseX
• pmouseY
• mousePressed
• mousePressed()
• mouseClicked()
• mouseMoved()
• mouseDragged()
• mouseButton
• mouseWheel()

Example

// Click within the image to change 
// the value of the rectangle

int value = 0;

void draw() {
  fill(value);
  rect(25, 25, 50, 50);
}

void mouseReleased() {
  if (value == 0) {
    value = 255;
  } else {
    value = 0;
  }
}