Random color multiple times

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graysonh95

in Programming Questions • 1 year ago

Hi everybody.

I am very new to programming and am learning the basics. I made a block that bounces off of the walls and I wanted to make the color of the block randomly generate every time I clicked the mouse. I did some research and learned how to make the random color, but it will only work for my first click.

Here is my code:

int xspeed = 2;

int yspeed = 1;

float xpos;

float ypos;

float R = random(255);

float G = random (255);

float B = random (255);

void setup() {

fill(255, 150, 0);

size(600, 200);

noStroke();

smooth();

xpos = 20;

ypos = 20;

}

void draw() {

background (0);

xpos = xpos + xspeed;

if (xpos+20 > 600 || xpos-20 < 0) {

xspeed *= -1;

}

ypos = ypos + yspeed;

if (ypos+20 > 200 || ypos-20 < 0) {

yspeed *= -1;

}

rectMode(CENTER);

rect(xpos, ypos, 40, 40);

if (mousePressed) {

fill(R, G, B);

}

Any advice about this would be very much appreciated! Thanks!

Grayson

Replies(2)

calsign

Re: Random color multiple times

1 year ago

Problem:

Instead of declaring three randomized variables, why not simply randomize the color upon assigning it?
That would be:

fill(random(0, 255), random(0, 255), random(0, 255));

Notes:

If you do this, then when the mouse is down, it will constantly change.
A better way is to put the code inside mousePressed() (that's a function, not a variable).

Final Code:

int xspeed = 2;
int yspeed = 1;
float xpos;
float ypos;
void setup() {
size(600, 200);
fill(255, 150, 0);
noStroke();
smooth();
xpos = 20;
ypos = 20;
}
void draw() {
background (0);
xpos = xpos + xspeed;
if (xpos+20 > 600 || xpos-20 < 0) {
xspeed *= -1;
}
ypos = ypos + yspeed;
if (ypos+20 > 200 || ypos-20 < 0) {
yspeed *= -1;
}
rectMode(CENTER);
rect(xpos, ypos, 40, 40);
}
void mousePressed() {
fill(random(255), random(255), random(255));
}

graysonh95

Re: Re: Random color multiple times

1 year ago

Thank you! that helps a lot.

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