p5.js day() function

Last Updated : 22 Aug, 2023

The day() function in p5.js is used to get the current day from the system’s clock. It returns the value inbetween 1 to 31.

Syntax:

day()

Parameters: The function does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: It returns an integer value which represents the current date.

Below program illustrates the day() function in p5.js:

Example: This example uses day() function to get the current day from the system’s clock.

function setup() { 
      
    // Create Canvas of size 270*80 
    createCanvas(270, 80); 
} 
  
function draw() { 
      
    // Set the background color 
    background(220); 
      
    // Initialize the parameter with day 
    let d = day(); 
      
    // Set the size of text 
    textSize(16); 
  
    // Set the text color 
    fill(color('red')); 
      
    // Display result 
    text("Today's date is : " + d, 50, 30); 
} 

Output:

Reference: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/day

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