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L5: A Processing Library in Lua

year()

year()

Returns the current year as a number such as 1999.

Examples

year example 1

function setup()
  size(100, 100)

  background(200)
  fill(0)

  -- Get the current year.
  local y = year()

  -- Style the text.
  textAlign(LEFT, CENTER)
  textSize(12)

  -- Display the year.
  text('Current year: '..y, 10, 50, 80)

  describe('The text "Current year: '..y..'" written in black on a gray background.')
end

Returns

Integer: current year.