Processing is a flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code. Since 2001, Processing has promoted software literacy within the visual arts and visual literacy within technology.

Table Generic class for handling tabular data, typically from a CSV, TSV, or other sort of spreadsheet file XML This is the base class used for the Processing XML library, representing a single node of an …

Learn to code using Processing, from functions and variables to libraries and exporting applications.

The Processing Reference explains every code element with a description and examples. The Reference programs are much shorter (usually four or five lines) and easier to follow than the longer …

Extend Processing beyond graphics and images into audio, video, and communication with other devices.

Processing is open source and is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Projects created with Processing are also cross-platform, and can be used on macOS, Windows, Android, Raspberry Pi, …

This function is provided by Processing and is oveloaded so that it can convert from a wide range of data types including String. The second example is part of the Java language and is called type-casting.

When looking at a 3D scene in a Processing window, we can think of our view of the scene as a camera. Zoom in closer to the objects and we can imagine a camera zooming in. Rotate around the scene …

Behind the scenes, Processing takes the color numbers and adds a percentage of one to a percentage of another, creating the optical perception of blending. (If you are interested in programming "rose …

For each shape, we will ask ourselves what information is required to specify the location and size (and later color) of that shape and learn how Processing expects to receive that information.