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p5.js height variable

The height variable in p5.js is a system variable which stores the height of the drawing canvas. It sets the second parameter of createCanvas() function.

Syntax:

height

Below programs illustrate the height variable in p5.js:

Example 1: This example uses height variable to display the height of canvas.




function setup() {
      
    // Create Canvas of size 380*80  
    createCanvas(380, 80);
}
   
function draw() {
      
    // Set the background color
    background(220);
      
    // Set the text size
    textSize(16);
      
    // Set the text alignment
    textAlign(CENTER);
      
    // Set the text color
    fill(color('Green'));
      
    // Display result
    text("Height of Canvas is : "
        + height, 180, 50);


Output:

Example 2: This example uses height variable to display the height of window.




function setup() {
  // set height to window height 
height = windowHeight;
  //create Canvas of size 380*80 
  createCanvas(380, height);
}
  
function draw() {
  background(220);
  textSize(16);
  textAlign(CENTER);
  fill(color('Green'));
  text("Height of Canvas is : "+height, 180, height/2); //use of height variable
}


Output:

Reference: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/height

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