pixels[] returning gray

CantSayIHave

Does pixels[] actually contain an array of colors? I keep trying to use this:

color currentPX = baseImg.pixels[ xPlace + ( baseImg.width * yPlace ) ];

but it always returns gray.

The image loads in correctly, and I'm using loadPixels();

What could I be doing wrong?

GoToLoop

Before reading pixels[]: loadPixels()
After modifying pixels[]: updatePixels()
What is a color data type in P5: https://Processing.org/reference/color_datatype.html

CantSayIHave

Sorry, found the error, it was separate. I was trying to draw the pixel with

fill(currentPX);
point(x, y);

I'm not sure if this even works or if it was interpreting currentPX as an int, but i ended up using

set(x, y, (color)currentPX);

Thanks though

benja

The color for lines, edges and points is defined with stroke().

stroke(currentPX);
point(x, y);

But using set() is fine too.