How to stop making rectangles at specified variable

lolnyancats

I wanted to set the number of rectangles equal to the variable i, however it will not. Is there any way to do this? I want to stop making rectangles at 75 with out using the void draw() and if loop. I would like it to be all in the for loop. Is that possible?

        void setup(){
          size(800,800);
          background(255);
          frameRate(3000);
        }

    void rect(){
      float i;
     for(i = 0;i < 75; i++)
    {
      float r,l,f,s;
       r = random(10,150);
       l = random(10, 800);
       f = random(10,800);
       s = random(10,150);
       frameRate(20);
       fill(140);
       if(r<50){
         fill(2,245,32);
       }
       if(s<50){
         fill(255,26,252);
       }
       rect(r,s,f,l);
       rectMode(CENTER);
       }
    }

Chrisir

Dear lolnyancats,

please don't say void, it is a function

void is just what it returns (could also be int or boolean)

please don't say if-loop, it's not a loop since it doesn't repeat anything

It's an if-clause

please don't name your function rect because that is the in-build command.

Better name it drawRects() or so

usage

if you want to use the function you need to call it in setup():

drawRects();

otherwise it won't get executed.

Good luck!

Greetings, Chrisir ;-)

lolnyancats

Hey Chrisir thanks so much! I see you on here quite a bit. Thanks for helping me again!

Chrisir

you are welcome!

It's nice that you take the time to say thanks!

Chrisir

also

  float i;
 for(i = 0;i < 75; i++)

can be written as

for(int i = 0;i < 75; i++)

without float i;

also

in the long run it might not be wise to try to live without draw()....

also

you can format your code ctrl-t in the ide (for indent)

PhiLho

The frameRate() call in the function (even more in the loop!) is useless. Its value is applied until you call it with another value.

Idem for rectMode(): you can call it only once in setup(). Beside, it should be called before you call rect().