p5.js mouseReleased() Function
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04 Mar, 2021
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The mouseReleased() function in p5.js works when mouse button released. The touchEnded() function is used instead of mouseReleased() function when mouseReleased() function is not defined.
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Example 2: This example uses mouseReleased() function to change the mouse pointer color.
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Reference: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/mouseReleased
mouseReleased(Event)Below programs illustrate the mouseReleased() function in p5.js: Example 1: This example uses mouseReleased() function to change the background color.
function setup() {
// Create Canvas
createCanvas(500, 500);
}
let value = 0;
function draw() {
// Set the background color
background(200);
// Fill the color
fill(value, value-50, value-100);
// Create rectangle
rect(25, 25, 460, 440);
// Set the filled color
fill('lightgreen');
// Set the font size
textSize(15);
// Display result
text('Keep on Clicking the Mouse Across'
+ ' the page \nto change Canvas Color.',
windowHeight/10, windowWidth/4);
}
function mouseReleased() {
value = value + 5;
if (value > 255) {
value = 0;
}
}

let valueX;
let valueY;
function setup() {
// Create Canvas
createCanvas(500, 500);
}
function draw() {
// Set background color
background(200);
// Fill the color
fill('green');
// Set font size
textSize(25);
text('Drag mouse to change color', 30, 30);
// Fill color according to mouseMoved()
fill(valueX, 255-valueY, 255-valueX);
// Draw ellipse
ellipse(mouseX, mouseY, 115, 115);
}
function mouseReleased() {
valueX = mouseX%255;
valueY = mouseY%255;
}
