why are the coordinates for the mouse not changing?

220josh

PFont a;
String coordinates = "(" + mouseX + "," + mouseY + ")";

void setup() {
  size(500, 350);
  a = createFont("Arial", 20, true);
}

void draw() {
  fill(0);
  textFont(a);   
  if (mousePressed) {
    text(coordinates, mouseX, mouseY);
  }
  if (keyPressed) {
    if (key == ' ') {
      background(204);
    }
  }
}

koogs

because the coordinates String gets set ONCE, at the top there. you need to change it every loop if you want to see it change.

change line 13 to this: text("(" + mouseX + "," + mouseY + ")", mouseX, mouseY);