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Name

constrain()
Examples
void draw() 
{ 
  background(204);
  float mx = constrain(mouseX, 30, 70);
  rect(mx-10, 40, 20, 20);
}
Description Constrains a value to not exceed a maximum and minimum value.
Syntax
constrain(amt, low, high)
Parameters
amt int, or float: the value to constrain
low int, or float: minimum limit
high int, or float: maximum limit
Returnsfloat or int
Relatedmax()
min()
Updated on May 19, 2014 05:29:59pm PDT

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