addChild() / Reference / Processing.org

Name

addChild()

Class

PShape

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.

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);
}

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

Return

void

PShape::getChild()

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