controlP5 console output outside of draw()?

Answers

• GoToLoop

  April 2015 Answer ✓

  • Function redraw() only sets internal variable redraw to true.
  • It doesn't cause draw() to run immediately: https://processing.org/reference/redraw_.html
  • And since delay() pauses current Thread, the canvas will be slowed down waiting for it!
  • Since the canvas is only refreshed after draw() finishes, the canvas gonna stay static waiting for your loops & delays!
• typ0

  April 2015

  Thanks GoToLoop...I guess the only way to do it is to use a different structure. The following works:

  import controlP5.*;
  
  ControlP5 controlP5;
  
  Textarea Output;
  Println console;
  boolean start = false;
  int i = 0;
  
  void setup()
  {
  controlP5 = new ControlP5(this);
    size(700, 600);
  
      Output=controlP5.addTextarea("Output")
      .setPosition(360, 110)
        .setSize(330, 430)
          .setLineHeight(14)
            .setColorBackground(color(255,100))
              .setColorForeground(color(255,100))
                .scroll(1)
                  .hideScrollbar();
     controlP5.addButton("Start", 0, 360, 550, 160, 40);
     console = controlP5.addConsole(Output);
   } 
  
  void draw()
  {
    background(0);
    stroke(255);
    if (start && i < 1000) {
      println(str(i));
      delay(4);
      if (i == 999) {
        start = false;
        i = 0;
      }
      else {
      i++;
      }
  
  }
  }
  
  void Start()
  {
    start = true;
  }