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Name

displayDensity()
Examples
void setup() {
  size(100, 100);
  int d = displayDensity();
  pixelDensity(d);
  noStroke();
}

void draw() {
  background(0);
  ellipse(30, 48, 36, 36);
  ellipse(70, 48, 36, 36);
}
Description This function returns the number "2" if the screen is a high-density screen (called a Retina display on OS X or high-dpi on Windows and Linux) and a "1" if not. This information is useful for a program to adapt to run at double the pixel density on a screen that supports it.
Syntax
displayDensity()
displayDensity(display)
Parameters
display int: the display number to check
Returnsint
Updated on March 16, 2016 10:39:04am EDT

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