PixelPAD 2D - input
key_is_pressed(key: str) -> bool
Example
Description
Determines whether a keyboard key is currently pressed down. Will check every loop.
Parameters
key
The name of a keyboard key to check, as a string. Possible values are A through Z, 0 through 9, arrowLeft/arrowRight/arrowUp/arrowDown, ' ' (space), enter, backspace, escape, shift, and control.
The name of a keyboard key to check, as a string. Possible values are A through Z, 0 through 9, arrowLeft/arrowRight/arrowUp/arrowDown, ' ' (space), enter, backspace, escape, shift, and control.
Return
True if the key is currently pressed down, False otherwise.
key_was_pressed(key: str) -> bool
Example
Description
Determines whether a keyboard key was pressed down. Only checks once.
Parameters
key
The name of a keyboard key to check, as a string. Possible values are A through Z, 0 through 9, arrowLeft/arrowRight/arrowUp/arrowDown, ' ' (space), enter, backspace, escape, shift, and control.
The name of a keyboard key to check, as a string. Possible values are A through Z, 0 through 9, arrowLeft/arrowRight/arrowUp/arrowDown, ' ' (space), enter, backspace, escape, shift, and control.
Return
True if the key was pressed down, only checks once. False otherwise.
mouse_is_pressed(button: str) -> bool
Example
Description
Determines whether a mouse button is currently pressed down.
Parameters
button
The name of a mouse button to check, as a string. Possible values are left, right, and middle.
The name of a mouse button to check, as a string. Possible values are left, right, and middle.
Return
True if the button is currently pressed down, False otherwise.
mouse_was_pressed(button: str) -> bool
Example
Description
Determines whether a mouse button was pressed down on the current frame.
Parameters
button
The name of a mouse button to check, as a string. Possible values are left, right, and middle.
The name of a mouse button to check, as a string. Possible values are left, right, and middle.
Return
True if the button is currently pressed down, False otherwise.
mouse_x() -> int
Example
Description
Returns the current X coordinate of the mouse pointer.
Parameters
None
No Parameters.
No Parameters.
Return
The current X coordinate of the mouse pointer. 0 is the middle
of the screen, positive numbers are to the right, and negative
numbers are to the left.
mouse_y() -> int
Example
Description
Returns the current Y coordinate of the mouse pointer.
Parameters
None
No Parameters.
No Parameters.
Return
The current Y coordinate of the mouse pointer. 0 is the middle
of the screen, positive numbers are to the right, and negative
numbers are to the left.
Input
Input is anything we give to the computer for it to process, such as our keyboard and mouse.