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piaChai
piaChai

Reputation: 1571

OSX get current mouse state

I'm a beginner for Mac development and I'm wondering if there is any private API to judge what state the mouse is,like dragging,left/right mouse down etc.Thanks.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 801

Answers (2)

Ken Thomases
Ken Thomases

Reputation: 90531

If you just need the instantaneous state, you can use +[NSEvent mouseLocation] and +[NSEvent pressedMouseButtons]. However, examining the instantaneous state is rarely the right thing to do. If you explain what you're trying to achieve we may be able to suggest better approaches.

Upvotes: 2

TheAmateurProgrammer
TheAmateurProgrammer

Reputation: 9392

You don't need a private api. NSEvent has the method 

+ (id)addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:(NSEventMask)mask handler:(void (^)(NSEvent*))block

which allows monitoring different types of mouse/key events.

Upvotes: 0

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