is Pressed

Check to see if a touch sensor is currently pressed or not.

sensors.touch1.isPressed()

Returns

  • a boolean value that is true if the sensor is currently pressed. It’s false if the sensor is not pressed.

Example

If the touch sensor touch 1 is pressed, show a green status light. Otherwise, set the status light to orange.

forever(function () {
    if (sensors.touch1.isPressed()) {
        brick.setStatusLight(StatusLight.Green)
    } else {
        brick.setStatusLight(StatusLight.Orange)
    }
})

See also

was pressed, on event