Drag and Drop Rectangle

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Hi butterycoweg,

Can you please format your code?

On your previous post, hit the pen icon on the bottom left to edit it.
Then select your code and hit </> in the text editor toolbar.
Be sure to hit ctrl+t in processing to properly indent everything

Now for your question, you can check out the MouseFunctions example provided with processing. I think it does what you want.

/**
 * Mouse Functions. 
 * 
 * Click on the box and drag it across the screen. 
 */
 
float bx;
float by;
int boxSize = 75;
boolean overBox = false;
boolean locked = false;
float xOffset = 0.0; 
float yOffset = 0.0; 

void setup() {
  size(640, 360);
  bx = width/2.0;
  by = height/2.0;
  rectMode(RADIUS);  
}

void draw() { 
  background(0);
  
  // Test if the cursor is over the box 
  if (mouseX > bx-boxSize && mouseX < bx+boxSize && 
      mouseY > by-boxSize && mouseY < by+boxSize) {
    overBox = true;  
    if(!locked) { 
      stroke(255); 
      fill(153);
    } 
  } else {
    stroke(153);
    fill(153);
    overBox = false;
  }
  
  // Draw the box
  rect(bx, by, boxSize, boxSize);
}

void mousePressed() {
  if(overBox) { 
    locked = true; 
    fill(255, 255, 255);
  } else {
    locked = false;
  }
  xOffset = mouseX-bx; 
  yOffset = mouseY-by; 

}

void mouseDragged() {
  if(locked) {
    bx = mouseX-xOffset; 
    by = mouseY-yOffset; 
  }
}

void mouseReleased() {
  locked = false;
}
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