event.type

Overview

A string identifying the type of mouse event that is occurring. Can be one of the following values:

• "down" — indicates that a mouse button was pressed.
• "up" — indicates that a mouse button was released.
• "move" — indicates that the mouse is moving on the screen.
• "drag" — indicates that the mouse is moving on the screen while a mouse button is pressed.
• "scroll" — indicates that mouse is scrolling along either the X or Y axis.

Example

-- Called when a mouse event has been received.
local function onMouseEvent( event )
    print( "Mouse event type is: " .. event.type )
end
                             
-- Add the mouse event listener.
Runtime:addEventListener( "mouse", onMouseEvent )