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[Conk]

I'm currently making an inventory system for a game and I'm using objects which appear on screen which you can interact with etc. but they have a delay (as the screen moves with the player). If I use draw instead there will be no lag, so my question is, is there a way to check the area of the screen a mouse click happened in? Like... (x1,y1,x2,y2) and if your mouse click happens in that area, relevant stuff happens... I'm sure this is possibly, but not sure on the function required ):


Thanks in advanced.

[blopit]

You mean like check if a point is within a rectangle?

Yea it's completely possible! As I always say, "You are only limited by your own imagination!"

//  point_in_rectangle(x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3)
//  This script will check if point [x3,y3] is in the rectangle [x1,y1,x2,y2]
//  Returns: 'True' if point is in rectangle else 'False' 

return ((median(argument0,argument2,argument4)==argument4)*(median(argument1,argument3,argument5)==argument5))

You can use it like this:

if mouse_check_button_pressed(mb_left) and point_in_rectangle(x1,y1,x2,y2,mouse_x,mouse_y){
//DO THIS
}

Just ask if you need an explanation or if this wasn't what you were looking for.

Edited by blopit, 25 March 2012 - 04:57 AM.

[witcher]

Is point in rectangle a script or a code
I tried using it but it aint working
I wanted to check if a mouse click is between a rectangle points and if so then snap to centre point of rectangle

[Conk]

That's pretty cool I don't really program my own functions :L I guess I forget that it's possible, though looking at yours, the simplicity behind it is pretty awesome Thank you very much :D

@witcher

You have to put the first code into a script and call it point_in_rectangle, then put the point_in_rectangle(x1,y1,x2,y2,mouse_x,mouse_y) in the step event, the x1,y1,x2,y2 are the co-ord of the rectangle, x3,y3 the mouse coord, simple.

[witcher]

That's pretty cool I don't really program my own functions :L I guess I forget that it's possible, though looking at yours, the simplicity behind it is pretty awesome Thank you very much :D

@witcher

You have to put the first code into a script and call it point_in_rectangle, then put the point_in_rectangle(x1,y1,x2,y2,mouse_x,mouse_y) in the step event, the x1,y1,x2,y2 are the co-ord of the rectangle, x3,y3 the mouse coord, simple.

Works fine thanks dude
Previously i had put the code in mouse left event

[Conk]

Your welcome (: