() Button Pressed? (block)

This article is about the micro:bit Extension block. For the EV3 Extension block, see Button () Pressed? (block).

() Button Pressed?
( v) button pressed?
Category	micro:bit
Type	Boolean

The () Button Pressed? block is a boolean block and a micro:bit block. Its options are "A", "B", and "any". The block returns whether or not the specified button is being pressed on the micro:bit unit.

Example Uses

• Displaying when a specific button is pressed

if <(any v) button pressed?> then
 say [Button pressed!]
end

• Movement based on pressing certain buttons

if <(A v) button pressed?> then
 move (10) steps
end
if <(B v) button pressed?> then
 move (-10) steps
end