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Name |  | ### status()
Examples |  |
    // Move mouse left and right and see the text
    // change in the lower-left corner of your browser
    void loop() {
      if(mouseX < 50) {
        status("left");
      } else {
        status("right");
      }
    }
Description |  | Displays message in the browser's status area. This is the text area in the lower left corner of the browser. The status() function will only work when the Processing program is running in a web browser.
Syntax |  |
    status(text)
Parameters |  |
text |  | String: any valid String
Returns |  | None
Usage |  | Web

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