mouseColor

Typefunction
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
the mouseColor
mouseColor()
Summary

Returns the color of the pixel that the mouse pointer is over.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Example
the mouseColor
set the foregroundColor of graphic 1 to the mouseColor
Values
NameTypeDescription
return

The mouseColor function returns a color reference consisting of three integers between zero and 255, separated by commas.

RelatedKeyword: selection, point
Property: hotSpot, colors, cursor, foregroundColor
Command: select
Function: mouseLoc, mouseStack
Control Structure: function
Glossary: object, pixel, mouse pointer, integer, return, color reference
Description

Use the mouseColor function to find out what color the mouse is over or to select a color from the screen.

The mouseColor is the color of the single pixel under the mouse pointer|mouse pointer's hot spot. The hot spot is the active point of the cursor. For example, the arrow cursor's hot spot is at its tip, and to select an object, you must click it with the arrow tip.

The value returned by the mouseColor consists of three comma-separated numbers between zero and 255, specifying the level of each of red, green, and blue.

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