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<td><h3>background()</h3></td>
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<td><div class="example"><img src="../background_.gif" alt="example pic" /><pre class="margin">background(51);</pre></div><div class="example"><img src="../background_2.gif" alt="example pic" /><pre class="margin">background(255, 204, 0);</pre></div><div class="example"><img src="../background_3.jpg" alt="example pic" /><pre class="margin">
// @pjs preload must be used to preload the image
/* @pjs preload="laDefense.jpg"; */
PImage b;
b = loadImage("laDefense.jpg");
background(b);</pre></div></td>
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<td>The <b>background()</b> function sets the color used for the background of the Processing window. The default background is light gray. In the <b>draw()</b> function, the background color is used to clear the display window at the beginning of each frame.
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An image can also be used as the background for a sketch, however its width and height must be the same size as the sketch window.
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Unlike Processing, it is possible to use transparency (alpha) in background colors with the main drawing surface.</td>
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<td><pre>background(<kbd>gray</kbd>)
background(<kbd>gray</kbd>, <kbd>alpha</kbd>)
background(<kbd>value1</kbd>, <kbd>value2</kbd>, <kbd>value3</kbd>)
background(<kbd>value1</kbd>, <kbd>value2</kbd>, <kbd>value3</kbd>, <kbd>alpha</kbd>)
background(<kbd>color</kbd>)
background(<kbd>color</kbd>, <kbd>alpha</kbd>)
background(<kbd>hex</kbd>)
background(<kbd>hex</kbd>, <kbd>alpha</kbd>)</pre></td>
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<td>int or float: specifies a value between white and black</td>
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<td>int or float: opacity of the background</td>
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<th scope="row">value1</th>
<td>int or float: red or hue value (depending on the current color mode)</td>
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<td>int or float: green or saturation value (depending on the current color mode)</td>
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<td>int or float: blue or brightness value (depending on the current color mode)</td>
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<td>color: any value of the color datatype</td>
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<td>int: color value in hexadecimal notation (i.e. #FFCC00 or 0xFFFFCC00)</td>
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<td><a href="../stroke_.1">stroke()</a><br />
<a href="../fill_.1">fill()</a><br />
<a href="../tint_.1">tint()</a><br />
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