<doc>
  <legacy_id>1118</legacy_id>
  <name>mouseV</name>
  <type>function</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>the mouseV</example>
    <example>mouseV()</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>User Interaction</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <function tag="clickV">clickV Function</function>
    <function tag="mouseH">mouseH Function</function>
    <function tag="mouseLoc">mouseLoc Function</function>
    <function tag="mouseStack">mouseStack Function</function>
    <property tag="screenMouseLoc">screenMouseLoc Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>The <b>mouseV</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> the vertical position of the <keyword tag="pointer">pointer</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>the mouseV</example>
    <example>put the mouseV into savedLocation</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>mouseV</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> to find out where the <glossary tag="mouse pointer">mouse pointer</glossary> is.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>mouseV</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> an <keyword tag="integer">integer</keyword>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The returned value is the vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the current stack to the location of the mouse pointer. (Use the <b>defaultStack</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to identify the <glossary tag="current stack">current stack</glossary>.)</p><p/><p>If the <b>mouseV</b> is positive, the <keyword tag="pointer">pointer</keyword> is below the top of the <glossary tag="stack window">stack window</glossary>. If the number is <glossary tag="negative">negative</glossary>, the <keyword tag="pointer">pointer</keyword> is above the <glossary tag="stack window">stack window</glossary>.</p><p/><p>This function is equal to item 2 of the <b>mouseLoc</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st>.</p><p/><p><b>Note:</b> When in a mouseDown handler, you can use the <function tag="clickV">clickV</function> function to get the position of the mouse as it was when the mouseDown action occured.</p><p/><p><img src="202651"/> <b>Tip:</b> The <message tag="mouseMove">mouseMove</message> message sends the mouse's vertical position as a <glossary tag="parameter">parameter</glossary>. This means that in a <message tag="mouseMove">mouseMove</message> <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary>, normally it's not necessary to use the <b>mouseV</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>