Keyboard and Events.ppt

Keyboard and Events Fall 2009 Simply displaying text // Step 1: Create the font using the Tool menu option // Step 2: Declare PFont variable PFont f; void setup() { size(200,200); // Step 3: Load Font f = loadFont( Albany-48.vlw ); } void draw() { background(255); textFont(f,16); // Step 4: Specify font to be used fill(0); // Step 5: Specify font color // Step 6: Display Text text ( Mmmmm ... Strings ... ,10,100); } What are Strings? String is a data type (like int or char) It stores collections of characters (i.e., chars) that are delineated by quotes. char letter =‘b’; String word = “this is more than one word”; Any character on the keyboard (including numbers) can be part of a String You try it! // Step 1: Create the font using the Tool menu option // Step 2: Declare PFont variable PFont f; void setup() { size(200,200); // Step 3: Load Font f = loadFont( “you fill this in ); } void draw() { background(255); textFont(f, you fill this in); // Step 4: Specify font fill(0); // Step 5: Specify font color // Step 6: Display Text String message = “you fill this in ; text (message,10,100); } What about the keyboard? Keyboard inputs can be used in many waysnot just for text The boolean variable keyPressed is true if a key is pressed and false if not. keyPressed is true as long as a key is held down Another example with keyPressed // Move a line while any key is pressed int x = 20; void setup() { size(100, 100); smooth(); strokeWeight(4); } void draw() { background(204); if (keyPressed == true) { // If the key is pressed x++; // add 1 to x } line(x, 20, x-60, 80); } You can also display text The key variable is of type char and stores the most recently pressed key But characters are really numbers Each character has a numerical value defined by the ASCII code Coded Keys Processing can also read the value from other keys such as the ar