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Examples for Processing (BETA) version 91+. If you have a previous version, use the examples included with your software. If you see any errors or have comments, please let us know.



Coordinates
by REAS <http://reas.com>

All shapes drawn to the screen have a position that is specified as a coordinate. All coordinates are measured as the distance from the origin in units of pixels. The origin [0, 0] is the coordinate is in the upper left of the window and the coordinate in the lower right is [width-1, height-1].

Created 1 September 2002

   
// Coordinates 
// by REAS <http://reas.com> 

// Sets the screen to be 200, 200, so the width of the window is 200 pixels 
// and the height of the window is 200 pixels 
size(200, 200); 
background(0); 
noFill(); 
stroke(255); 
 
// The two parameters of the point() method each specify coordinates. 
// This call to point() draws at the position [100, 100] 
point(width/2, height/2); 
 
// Draws to the position [100, 50] 
point(width/2, height/4); 
 
// It is also possible to specify a point with any parameter, 
// but only coordinates on the screen are visible 
point(60, 30); 
point(60, 134); 
point(160, 50); 
point(280, -800); 
point(201, 100); 
 
// Coordinates are used for drawing all shapes, not just points. 
// Parameters for different methods are used for different purposes. 
// For example, the first two parameters to line() specify the coordinates of the 
// first point and the second two parameters specify the second point 
stroke(204); 
line(0, 73, width, 73); 
 
// The first two parameters to rect() are coordinates 
// and the second two are the width and height 
rect(110, 55, 40, 36); 
 







   
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