LÖVE Documentation 0.4.0

Function

love.mouse.getPosition( )

Gets the current x- and y-position of the mouse in one call. Since getting the mouse position (along both axes) is a fairly common task, this func was created to make it prettier.

Synopsis

x, y = love.mouse.getPosition( )

Arguments

(None)

Returns

number The current x position.

number The current y position.

Examples

Example 2: Getting the mouse position

function load()
    local f = love.graphics.newFont(love.default_font, 14)
    love.graphics.setFont(f)
end

function draw()
    -- Gets the x- and y-position of the mouse.

    local x, y = love.mouse.getPosition()
    -- Draws the position on screen.

    love.graphics.draw("The mouse is at (" .. x .. "," .. y .. ")", 50, 50)
end

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