Displaying Text

void text(String message, int x, int y)

• Draws the message at x, y

Code:

text("Hello, World!", 50, 50);

What is a String?

A string is a data type that is used to represent text. You can use it to store and manipulate messages.

Example Code

• You can assign a String just like you would any other variable

• To compare a string, you'll use .equals()

• When you want to combine strings, you use the + operator.

Strings have a *ton* of features. For more information,

check out the official processing reference here.

Code:

String myName;

void setup()

{

myName = "Michael";

}

void draw()

{

if(myName.equals("Michael"))

{

text("Hello, " + myName);

}
else
{
text("You are not welcome!");
}

}

Fonts

Changing a font consists of two steps:

• Create a font and store it in a variable

• Set the active font to that variable

Code:

PFont bigFont;

void setup()

{

bigFont = createFont("Georgia", 32);

}

void draw()

{

textFont(bigFont);

text("Hello, World!", 50, 50);

}