Topic

• We list here the processing core functions and constants that you are likely to use while working on MCS-178 projects. You should consult the processing reference page https://processing.org/reference/ to see the details of these functions and constants.

Structure

• draw()
• exit()/stop()
• loop()
• noLoop()
• pop()
• push()
• redraw()
• setup()

Environment

• frameCount
• frameRate()
• frameRate
• fullScreen()
• height
• settings()
• size()
• width

2D Primitives

• arc()
• circle()
• ellipse()
• line()
• point()
• quad()
• rect()
• square()
• triangle()

Input

Mouse

• mouseClicked()
• mousePressed()
• mousePressed
• mouseReleased()
• mouseX
• mouseY
• pmouseX
• pmouseY

Keyboard

• keyPressed()
• keyCode
• keyPressed()
• keyPressed
• keyTyped()

Output

Image

• save()
• saveFrame()

Transform

• popMatrix()
• pushMatrix()
• rotate()
• scale()
• translate()

Math

Calculation

• abs()
• ceil()
• constrain()
• dist()
• exp()
• floor()
• log()
• map()
• max()
• min()
• norm()
• pow()
• round()
• sq()
• sqrt()

Trigonometry

• acos()
• asin()
• atan()
• atan2()
• cos()
• degrees()
• radians()
• sin()
• tan()

Color

Setting

• background()
• clear()
• fill()
• noFill()
• noStroke()
• stroke()

Image

Loading & Displaying

• image()
• loadImage()

Constants

• HALF_PI
• PI
• QUARTER_PI