Open In App

p5.js loop() Function

Last Updated : 16 Aug, 2023
Summarize
Comments
Improve
Suggest changes
Share
Like Article
Like
Report
The loop() function is used to call draw() function continuously. The loop() function can be stopped using noLoop() function. Syntax:
loop()
Below example illustrates the loop() function in p5.js: Example: javascript
let l = 0;

function setup() {
  
  // Create canvas of given size
  createCanvas(500, 300);
  
  // Set the background color
  background('green');

}

function draw() {
  
  // Set the stroke color
  stroke('white');
  
  l = l + 0.5;
  if (l > width) {
    l = 0;
  }
  
  // Function to draw the line
  line(l, 0, l, height);
  
}

function mousePressed() {
  noLoop();
}

function mouseReleased() {
  loop();
}
Output: Online editor: https://editor.p5js.org/ Environment Setup: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/p5-js-soundfile-object-installation-and-methods/

Next Article

Similar Reads