# KeyPressed cannot show a random position to a ellipse
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/keypressed-cannot-show-a-random-position-to-a-ellipse/40665
**Category:** Beginners
**Tags:** homework
**Created:** [January 21, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/keypressed-cannot-show-a-random-position-to-a-ellipse/40665 "2023-01-21T04:10:12Z")
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### Author:  [@carmavals](https://discourse.processing.org/u/carmavals)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/keypressed-cannot-show-a-random-position-to-a-ellipse/40665/1 "2023-01-21T04:10:12Z")
Hello!
I have a question about a sketch. I am trying to draw a ellipse on a random position everytime a key is pressed in this case the key ‘a’. The situation is that it does draw the ellipse in a random position but it will draw it again in the same spot. I would like to know y i can make it draw in another spot evrytime the key ‘a’ is pressed. Here is my code:
```auto
tboolean a, q;
int x = int(random(20,2000));
int y = int(random(15, 1000));
void setup(){
size(2500, 1500);
colorMode(HSB, 360, 100,100);
background(0,0,0);
a = false;
q = false;
}
void draw(){
if(q == true){
for(int i = 0; i < 2501; i = i+250){
strokeWeight(1);
stroke(0, 0, 100, 5);
line(i, 0, i,1500 );
for(int z = 0; z <1500; z= z+150){
strokeWeight(1);
stroke(0, 0, 100, 1);
line(0, z, 2500,z );
}
}
}
if(a == true){
//int tono = int(random(299, 300));
stroke(299, 99, 99, 30);
strokeWeight(int(random(90,100)));
ellipse(x,y, 500, 500);
}
}
void keyPressed(){
if(key == 'a'){
background(0,0,0);
q = true;
a = true;
}
if(key=='q'){
background(0,0,0);
a = false;
q = true;
}
}
```
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@Mikey83](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Mikey83)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2023, 6:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/keypressed-cannot-show-a-random-position-to-a-ellipse/40665/2 "2023-01-21T06:30:31Z")
Where you are checking if ‘a’ is pressed you’ll want to generate new random numbers for x and y, they’re only getting generated as a global, Hope that helps
```auto
if (key == 'a') {
background(0, 0, 0);
q = true;
a = true;
x = int(random(20, 2000)); // NEW RANDOM X
y = int(random(20, 2000)); // NEW RANDOM Y
}
```
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/keypressed-cannot-show-a-random-position-to-a-ellipse/40665/3 "2023-01-21T07:47:40Z")
> [@carmavals](#):
>
> ```auto
> if(a == true){
> //int tono = int(random(299, 300));
> stroke(299, 99, 99, 30);
> strokeWeight(int(random(90,100)));
> ellipse(x,y, 500, 500);
>
> ```
Add a = false; here ?
Chrisir
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### Author:  [@carmavals](https://discourse.processing.org/u/carmavals)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/keypressed-cannot-show-a-random-position-to-a-ellipse/40665/4 "2023-01-21T15:03:08Z")
Thank you! it did work for drawing ellipses on random positions on the screen, now my question continues for a one single ellipse that changes position every time the key ‘a’ is pressed.
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### Author:  [@carmavals](https://discourse.processing.org/u/carmavals)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/keypressed-cannot-show-a-random-position-to-a-ellipse/40665/5 "2023-01-21T15:08:14Z")
I have a solution for my last question. I wrote on the conditional of the keyPressed function
x = int(random(25,2500));
y = int(random(15,1500));
so it will look like this
```plaintext
if(key == 'a'){
background(0,0,0);
x = (int(random(20,2500)));
y = (int(random(15, 1500)));
q = true;
a = true;
}
```
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### Author:  [@Mikey83](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Mikey83)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/keypressed-cannot-show-a-random-position-to-a-ellipse/40665/6 "2023-01-22T01:22:20Z")
Thats the solution I gave you lol