# MousePressed : select only item in front

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/mousepressed-select-only-item-in-front/24936>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [October 26, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/mousepressed-select-only-item-in-front/24936 "2020-10-26T21:59:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/mousepressed-select-only-item-in-front/24936/5 "2020-10-27T22:54:40Z")

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Hello,

Try this and it should lead to a solution for you:

```auto
function mousePressed() 
  {
  if (bubble1.inside(mouseX, mouseY)) 
    {
    bubble1.clicked()
    print("b1");
    }

  if (bubble2.inside(mouseX, mouseY)) 
    {
    bubble2.clicked()
    print("b2");
    }
  }

```

`:)`

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