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.TH "al_get_mouse_state" "3alleg5" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
.hy
.SH NAME
.PP
al_get_mouse_state - Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

void al_get_mouse_state(ALLEGRO_MOUSE_STATE *ret_state)
\f[R]
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Save the state of the mouse specified at the time the function is called
into the given structure.
.PP
Example:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
ALLEGRO_MOUSE_STATE state;

al_get_mouse_state(&state);
if (state.buttons & 1) {
    /* Primary (e.g. left) mouse button is held. */
    printf(\[dq]Mouse position: (%d, %d)\[rs]n\[dq], state.x, state.y);
}
if (state.buttons & 2) {
    /* Secondary (e.g. right) mouse button is held. */
}
if (state.buttons & 4) {
    /* Tertiary (e.g. middle) mouse button is held. */
}
\f[R]
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
ALLEGRO_MOUSE_STATE(3alleg5), al_get_mouse_state_axis(3alleg5),
al_mouse_button_down(3alleg5)