Week 2: Processing : Variables, Motion, Timing
Types of variables
Every variable in Processing has a Type - this determines what kind of data the variable can store. When you create a variable, you must always specify the type. Basic types are things like numbers and text. A PImage, on the other hand, is a more complex type that stores a whole image.
The Basic Types
| int | an Integer, or Whole Number. 10, 2523, -415, 0, etc. These are used for counting, loops, color values, coordinates on the screen, and many other things. |
| float | a number of any kind - integers, or numbers with decimals. .5, 23423.223, 3.14159, -15.0, .00045. Use this any time you need to deal with fractional amounts. The name Float is short for Floating-Point, which means the decimal point can be anywhere in the number. |
| String | A piece of text. Strings are always enclosed in double-quotes. "hello", "we love processing!", etc. Note the capital S in String. |