hey,

i'm curious as to why i always the annoying 'unexpected token: void', when i'm trying to use text in a sketch ...

- i declare my variable outside and before setup() as well as draw().
- i load my font in setup().
- i set the current font in setup().
- i use text() in draw().

isn't that the approach?

thanks in advance ...
cheers,
claus

note: below is an example that gives med the error.

Code:

PFont = font;

int columns = 20;     // number of columns
int count = 0;        // counter for color management

void setup() {
  size(800, 100);
  background(0);
  font = loadFont("arial.vlw");
  textFont(font);
  textAlign(CENTER);
}

void draw() {
  fill(0, 30);
  rect(-1, -1, width+2, height+2);
  for (int i = 0; i < width; i += width/columns) {
    fill(count*(255/columns));
    rect(i, height, width/columns, -1*(random(0.0, height)));
    text(count, i+(0.5*(width/columns)), height-20);
    count = count+1;
  }
} 

I am also recieving "unexpected token: void" and I would appreciate it if somebody could shed some light on this. I just started processing and am working though one of the introductory books.

I presume this has something to do with the way the language itself actually works.

If I do the following, I get no problems:
Code:

int circleX = 100;
int circleY = 100;

void setup() {
  size( 200, 200);
  smooth();
} 

but as I like to declare variable types before assigning them values ( I find it easier to read afterward) I do the following:
Code:

int circleX;
circleX = 100; 
int circleY;
circleY = 100;

void setup() {
  size( 200, 200);
  smooth();
} 

which leads to a unexpected token: void.

Could somebody shed some light on this? what am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

in the second example, you are mixing two programming modes : basic and continuous.

In continuous mode - the one with setup() - you cannot assign a value to a variable outside of a method like setup() or draw(). The "all in one declare and assign" statement is provided for convenience only.

Code:

int circleX;
int circleY;

void setup() {
  size( 200, 200);
  smooth();
  circleX = 100;
  circleY = 100;
}