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Name | ### hour()
Examples |
    void draw() {
      background(204);
      int s = second();  // Values from 0 - 59
      int m = minute();  // Values from 0 - 59
      int h = hour();    // Values from 0 - 23
      line(s, 0, s, 33);
      line(m, 33, m, 66);
      line(h, 66, h, 100);
    }
Description | Processing communicates with the clock on your computer. The hour() function returns the current hour as a value from 0 - 23.
Syntax |
    hour()
Returns | int
Related | millis() second() minute() day() month() year()

Updated on May 19, 2014 05:29:59pm PDT