p5.js Constants TAU

The TAU is a mathematical constant and it is the alias of TWO_PI. The value of TAU is 6.28318530717958647693. It is twice the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Syntax:

TAU

Below program illustrates the usage of TAU in p5.js: Example: This example illustrates the TAU constant.

javascript

function setup() {

    // Create Canvas of size 880*300
    createCanvas(880, 300);
}

function draw() {
    
    //Set the background Color
    background(220);
    
    //Set the stroke color
    stroke(255, 204, 0);
    
    //Set the stroke weight
    strokeWeight(4);
    
    // Use of constant TAU
    arc(180, 50, 280, 280, 0, TAU/2); 
    
    noStroke();
    
    // Set the font size
    textSize(20);
    
    // Display result
    text("Value of TAU is "+ TAU, 30, 230);
}

Output:

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

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