Static p5_sys::global::beginShape

pub static beginShape: BeginShapeInternalType

Using the beginShape() and endShape() functions allow creating more complex forms. beginShape() begins recording vertices for a shape and endShape() stops recording. The value of the kind parameter tells it which types of shapes to create from the provided vertices. With no mode specified, the shape can be any irregular polygon.

The parameters available for beginShape() are POINTS, LINES, TRIANGLES, TRIANGLE_FAN, TRIANGLE_STRIP, QUADS, QUAD_STRIP, and TESS (WebGL only). After calling the beginShape() function, a series of vertex() commands must follow. To stop drawing the shape, call endShape(). Each shape will be outlined with the current stroke color and filled with the fill color.

Transformations such as translate(), rotate(), and scale() do not work within beginShape(). It is also not possible to use other shapes, such as ellipse() or rect() within beginShape().

Examples

beginShape();
vertex(30, 20);
vertex(85, 20);
vertex(85, 75);
vertex(30, 75);
endShape(CLOSE);

beginShape(POINTS);
vertex(30, 20);
vertex(85, 20);
vertex(85, 75);
vertex(30, 75);
endShape();

beginShape(LINES);
vertex(30, 20);
vertex(85, 20);
vertex(85, 75);
vertex(30, 75);
endShape();

noFill();
beginShape();
vertex(30, 20);
vertex(85, 20);
vertex(85, 75);
vertex(30, 75);
endShape();

noFill();
beginShape();
vertex(30, 20);
vertex(85, 20);
vertex(85, 75);
vertex(30, 75);
endShape(CLOSE);

beginShape(TRIANGLES);
vertex(30, 75);
vertex(40, 20);
vertex(50, 75);
vertex(60, 20);
vertex(70, 75);
vertex(80, 20);
endShape();

beginShape(TRIANGLE_STRIP);
vertex(30, 75);
vertex(40, 20);
vertex(50, 75);
vertex(60, 20);
vertex(70, 75);
vertex(80, 20);
vertex(90, 75);
endShape();

beginShape(TRIANGLE_FAN);
vertex(57.5, 50);
vertex(57.5, 15);
vertex(92, 50);
vertex(57.5, 85);
vertex(22, 50);
vertex(57.5, 15);
endShape();

beginShape(QUADS);
vertex(30, 20);
vertex(30, 75);
vertex(50, 75);
vertex(50, 20);
vertex(65, 20);
vertex(65, 75);
vertex(85, 75);
vertex(85, 20);
endShape();

beginShape(QUAD_STRIP);
vertex(30, 20);
vertex(30, 75);
vertex(50, 20);
vertex(50, 75);
vertex(65, 20);
vertex(65, 75);
vertex(85, 20);
vertex(85, 75);
endShape();

beginShape();
vertex(20, 20);
vertex(40, 20);
vertex(40, 40);
vertex(60, 40);
vertex(60, 60);
vertex(20, 60);
endShape(CLOSE);

Parameters

kind? either POINTS, LINES, TRIANGLES, TRIANGLE_FAN TRIANGLE_STRIP, QUADS, QUAD_STRIP or TESS