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Class | PShape |
Name |
addChild() |
Examples |
PShape house;
void setup() {
size(200, 200);
// Make a group PShape
house = createShape(GROUP);
// Make three shapes
PShape path = createShape();
path.beginShape();
path.vertex(-20, -20);
path.vertex(0, -40);
path.vertex(20, -20);
path.endShape();
PShape rectangle = createShape(RECT, -20, -20, 40, 40);
PShape circle = createShape(ELLIPSE, 0, 0, 20, 20);
// Add all three as children
house.addChild(path);
house.addChild(rectangle);
house.addChild(circle);
}
void draw() {
background(52);
translate(mouseX, mouseY);
shape(house);
}
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Description |
Adds a child PShape to a parent PShape that is defined as a GROUP. In the example, the three shapes path, rectangle, and circle are added to a parent PShape variable named house that is a GROUP.
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Syntax | sh.addChild(who)
sh.addChild(who, idx) |
Parameters |
sh |
PShape: any variable of type PShape |
who |
PShape: any variable of type PShape |
idx |
int: the layer position in which to insert the new child |
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Returns | void |
Related | getChild()
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Updated on January 9, 2020 00:33:12pm EST