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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
Returns | float or int
Related | max() min()

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