# Library that allows for mouse control
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/library-that-allows-for-mouse-control/12969
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [July 25, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/library-that-allows-for-mouse-control/12969 "2019-07-25T13:08:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@WeinSim](https://discourse.processing.org/u/WeinSim)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/library-that-allows-for-mouse-control/12969/1 "2019-07-25T13:08:13Z")
Ok, so I wanted to know wether there is some library that allows you to control what the mouse does (which buttons are being pressed and where it moves). I think I’ve seen something like this in c# or something idk and when googling for such a library I couldn’t find anything. Does anyone know about such a library (or perhaps even an already built-in function in Processing I didn’t know of)?
Simon
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### Author:  [@neilcsmith](https://discourse.processing.org/u/neilcsmith)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/library-that-allows-for-mouse-control/12969/2 "2019-07-25T13:11:14Z")
You’re probably looking for [https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/awt/Robot.html](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/awt/Robot.html)
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### Author:  [@quark](https://discourse.processing.org/u/quark)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/library-that-allows-for-mouse-control/12969/3 "2019-07-25T13:38:46Z")
This has been [discussed](https://www.google.com/search?as_sitesearch=processing.org&as_q=Robot+class) on the forum many times.
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### Author:  [@WeinSim](https://discourse.processing.org/u/WeinSim)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/library-that-allows-for-mouse-control/12969/4 "2019-07-25T13:52:49Z")
Thanks a lot, but how do I get it to work in Processing?
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### Author:  [@neilcsmith](https://discourse.processing.org/u/neilcsmith)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/library-that-allows-for-mouse-control/12969/5 "2019-07-25T14:13:09Z")
Like any other built-in Java library - you need to import it. For example (make sure you know how to quit using Escape!)
```auto
import java.awt.Robot;
Robot robot;
int x,y;
void setup() {
try {
robot = new Robot();
} catch (Exception ex) {
println(ex);
}
}
void draw() {
x++;
x %= 500;
y++;
y %= 500;
robot.mouseMove(x,y);
}
```
If you’re using P2D / P3D it’s better to use the JOGL library for this though.
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### Author:  [@WeinSim](https://discourse.processing.org/u/WeinSim)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2019, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/library-that-allows-for-mouse-control/12969/6 "2019-07-26T09:40:53Z")
Thank you! It works just as I wanted
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### Author:  [@WeinSim](https://discourse.processing.org/u/WeinSim)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/library-that-allows-for-mouse-control/12969/7 "2019-07-26T11:53:52Z")
Just one more thing, when I want to press the left mouse button, which parameter do i need to put into the `robot.mousePress()` function?
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### Author:  [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/library-that-allows-for-mouse-control/12969/8 "2019-08-05T22:58:42Z")
> [@WeinSim](#):
>
> which parameter do i need to put into the `robot.mousePress()` function
I believe that is BUTTON1 – although I haven’t tested the ways of referring to it.
[https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/awt/event/InputEvent.html](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/awt/event/InputEvent.html)
Note in particular:
```auto
int button = InputEvent.BUTTON1_MASK
int button = InputEvent.getMaskForButton(1);
int button = InputEvent.getMaskForButton(MouseEvent.BUTTON1);
```