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p5.js | frameCount Variable

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The frameCount variable in p5.js is used to hold the number of frames which are displayed since the program started. Inside setup() function the value is 0, after the first iteration of draw it is 1, etc.

Syntax:

frameCount

Below program illustrates the frameCount Variable in p5.js:

Example: This example uses frameCount variable to display the frame count.




function setup() {
      
    // Create canvas of given size
    createCanvas(400, 400);
      
    // Set text size to 40px
    textSize(40); 
      
    // Align text to center 
    textAlign(CENTER);
      
    // Set Frame Rate to 0.5  
    frameRate(0.5);
}
   
function draw() {
      
    // Set background color
    background(220);
      
    // Set color of text
    fill('green');
      
    // Use frameCount Variable
    text("Frame Count: \n" + frameCount, 
            width / 2, height / 2); 
}


Output:

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


Last Updated : 16 Apr, 2019
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