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Statements and Comments
Statements are the elements that make up programs. The ";" (semi-colon) symbol is used to end statements. It is called the "statement terminator." Comments are used for making notes to help people better understand programs. A comment begins with two forward slashes ("//").
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/**
* Statements and Comments.
*
* Statements are the elements that make up programs.
* The ";" (semi-colon) symbol is used to end statements.
* It is called the "statement terminator."
* Comments are used for making notes to help people better understand programs.
* A comment begins with two forward slashes ("//").
*/
// The size function is a statement that tells the computer
// how large to make the window.
// Each function statement has zero or more parameters.
// Parameters are data passed into the function
// and are used as values for telling the computer what to do.
size(640, 360);
// The background function is a statement that tells the computer
// which color (or gray value) to make the background of the display window
background(204, 153, 0);
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