The pmouseX variable in p5.js is used to store the horizontal position of the mouse cursor in the frame previous to the currently active frame, relative to the origin of the canvas.
Syntax:
mouseX
Below programs illustrate the pmouseX variable in p5.js:
Example 1: This example uses pmouseX variable to draw mouse pointer as circle.
function setup() {       // Create canvas     createCanvas(1000, 400); }    function draw() {           // Set the background color     background(244, 248, 252);           // Fill color relative pmouseX,     // pmouseY and mouseY     fill(pmouseX%255, pmouseY%255, mouseY%255);           // Draw circle     circle(pmouseX, mouseX, pmouseX%100); } |
Output:
Example 2: This example uses pmouseX variable to display the position of mouse pointer.
function setup() {       // Create canvas     createCanvas(1000, 400);           // Set font size     textSize(20); }    function draw() {           // Set background color     background(200);           // Display result     text("Position of pmouseX is "        + pmouseX, 30, 40); } |
Output:
Reference: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/pmouseX
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