pointerX

Built-ins

Canonical ID: events.pointerX. Nederlands: aanwijzerX.

Returns the horizontal x coordinate, a position measured in the scene’s own units, saved when the current pointer event happened. This is a snapshot, not the pointer’s live position. Moving the pointer afterwards does not change it.

The same event block can still read this position after waiting or calling a function. A separately queued block, such as a message handler, does not inherit it. Calling outside a pointer-event block or its function calls produces E4020. See press, release, and click positions for why a release position may be negative.

Signature

pointerX()

Arguments

This call takes no arguments. Always write the parentheses.

Return value

Number.

Example

# language: en
when pointerClicked("primary"):
    let position = pointerX()
    wait(0.01)
    say position == pointerX()

Each accepted click prints true, even if the pointer moves during the wait.

Notes and common mistakes

Use the function name for your source language. Its canonical ID is a shared documentation label; you do not type that ID as a call. Giving your own variable or function the same name can hide the built-in. Supply the documented arguments and value types. Pliro reports mismatches when checking can detect them, or when the call runs.

An event descriptor selects the event in a top-level when header, outside other blocks (E3201–E3203). A reporter is an ordinary function that returns a value, such as pointerX; broadcast is an ordinary call too. A handler is the block reacting to an event. Key and pointer handlers keep a run ready for future input and need host support (E4019). Pointer reporters need the current pointer event (E4020). The whole run has a shared event-work limit (E4018). Ordinary setup must finish before handlers get turns. See event rules and pointer positions.

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