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Class

PShape

Name

getChild()
Examples
example pic
PShape states;
PShape ohio;

void setup() {
  size(100, 100);
  states = loadShape("tristate.svg");
  ohio = states.getChild("OH");
  ohio.disableStyle();
}

void draw() {
  background(0);
  shape(states, -48, 5);
  fill(102, 0, 0);
  shape(ohio, -48, 5);
}
Description Extracts a child shape from a parent shape. Specify the name of the shape with the target parameter. The shape is returned as a PShape object, or null is returned if there is an error.
Syntax
sh.getChild(index)
sh.getChild(target)
Parameters
sh PShape: any variable of type PShape
index int: the layer position of the shape to get
target String: the name of the shape to get
ReturnsPShape
RelatedaddChild()
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:09am EST

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