camera.y

The y position of the camera.

The default y position is 0. All camera properties can be both accessed and updated.

The camera enables scrolling and zooming for scenes extending beyond the display area. A camera has a position, a zoom factor, and mouse coordinates relative to the view. The camera is automatically created and available for use.

Examples

                            // Link the camera to the main sprite movement and scroll stationary sprites.
var sprite = createSprite(200,200);
sprite.setAnimation("alienBlue_walk_1");
var cactus = createSprite(100, 300);
var fence = createSprite(300, 300);
cactus.setAnimation("cactus_1");
fence.setAnimation("fence_wood_1");
camera.on();
function draw() {
  background("white");
  drawSprites();
  camera.x=sprite.x;
  camera.y=sprite.y;
  if (keyDown("right")) {
    sprite.x = sprite.x+5;
    sprite.mirrorX(1);
  }
  if (keyDown("left")) {
    sprite.x = sprite.x-5;
    sprite.mirrorX(-1);    
  }
  if(sprite.x-cactus.x>200) cactus.x=sprite.x+200;
  if(cactus.x-sprite.x>200) cactus.x=sprite.x-200;
  if(sprite.x-fence.x>200) fence.x=sprite.x+200;
  if(fence.x-sprite.x>200) fence.x=sprite.x-200;
}

                        

Looking for Something

Explore a background by linking the camera to the mouse.

// Explore a background by linking the camera to the mouse.
var back = createSprite(200, 200);
back.setAnimation("stone_snow_1");
back.scale = 5;
camera.on();

function draw() {
  background("white");
  drawSprites();
  camera.x=World.mouseX;
  camera.y=World.mouseY;
}

Syntax

camera.y

Returns

The y coordinate of the center of the camera.

Tips

• The display area is 400 pixels x 400 pixels and the upper left corner is (0.0).
• To access or update the camera properties you use the dot notation (camera, followed by a dot, with the label of the property).
• Any changes to the properties of the camera will not be seen until after drawSprites() is called.

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