How to make a clicked image (button) draw an image[SOLVED]

[InfamousMakundo]

I made a button with is currenctly a .png file and i want it to make another image appear when it is left clicked by the mouse, please help thanks.

[HugoBDesigner]

If I understand you correctly, you have a button image, and once you right-click it an image shows up on screen, like a pop-up, right? If so:

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function love.load()
	--This is one way of making a button. You can make it however you want, even use pre-made libraries
	myButton = {
		x = 10, y = 10, image = love.graphics.newImage("myButton.png"), clicked = false
	}
	
	--This is just an easy way to know the pop-up image and where to draw it. Change to whatever you want
	myImage = {
		x = 50, y = 50, image = love.graphics.newImage("myImage.png")
	}
end

function love.draw()
	love.graphics.draw(myButton.image, myButton.x, myButton.y) --This is where we draw your button
	
	if myButton.clicked then --If the person clicked the button, this will be true
		love.graphics.draw(myImage.image, myImage.x, myImage.y) --This is where we draw the pop-up image
	end
end

function love.mousepressed(x, y, button)
	if button == 1 then --Left click
		if x >= button.x and x <= button.x+button.image:getWidth() and y >= button.y and y <= button.y+button.image:getHeight() then --Detect if the click was inside the button
			button.clicked = true --This is what triggers the pop-up image
		end
	end
end

[zorg]

when it is left clicked by the mouse

Change the 2 in the above code to 1, in the love.mousepressed function.
Edit: has been fixed.

[HugoBDesigner]

Oh, you're right, for some reason I read that as right click

Fixed it, thanks

[KayleMaster]

So that's how you create instances...

[zorg]

So that's how you create instances...

No, the example code was just simple encapsulation. I can't see anything related to instances in it.
Also, please don't derail threads. If you want to ask stuff, go to the irc. (whereby you'll be probably told to read the PIL anyway.)

[InfamousMakundo]

 if myButton.clicked then

I changed this to

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if click then

also changed this

button.clicked = true

to

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 click = true

then the code started working better for me, thanks for your help Hugo.

[HugoBDesigner]

Glad I could help

I suggest you add "[SOLVED]" to your title, so other people with similar questions can find this more easily