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p5.js print() function

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The print() function in p5.js writes the content on console area of the web browser. It is helpful for looking at the data a program is producing which helps in debugging the code. The elements can be separated by using quotes (“”) and joined with the addition operator (+). Use print(‘\n’) to display blank line.

Syntax:

print(c)

Parameters: The function accepts single parameter c which stores the any combination of Number, String, Object, Boolean, Array to print.

Below program illustrates the print() function in p5.js:

Example 1: This example uses print() function to display the content on console.




function setup() {
  
    // Create canvas of given size
    createCanvas(400, 400);
      
    // print function call
    print("Hello GeeksForGeeks");
}
  
function draw() {
      
    // Set the background color
    background(220);
}


Output:

Example 2: This example uses print() function to display the content on console.




function setup() {
  
    // Create canvas of given size
    createCanvas(400, 400);
      
    // print function call
    for(let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
        for(let j = 0; j < i; j++) {
            print("*");
        }
        print("\n");
    }
}
  
function draw() {
      
    // Set the background color
    background(220);
}


Output:

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



Last Updated : 10 Aug, 2023
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