C++20 for Lazy Programmers: Quick, Easy, and Fun C++ for Beginners

© Will Briggs 2021

W. BriggsC++20 for Lazy Programmershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6306-8_4

4. Mouse, and if

Will Briggs¹  

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Lynchburg, VA, USA

 

In this chapter, we’ll get mouse input, and the art of making decisions, computer style.

Mouse functions

Example 4-1 shows a program to detect where you clicked the mouse and report the result. Amazing, huh? Thus, we introduce three mouse functions: SSDL_GetMouseX, SSDL_GetMouseY, and SSDL_WaitMouse.

// Program to get a mouse click, and report its location

//              -- from _C++20 for Lazy Programmers_

#include "SSDL.h"

int main(int argc, char** argv)

{

    sout << "Click the mouse and we'll see where you clicked.\n";

    // Get the mouse click

    SSDL_WaitMouse();                   // wait for click... ...