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Name | ### alpha()
Examples |
    noStroke();
    color c = color(0, 126, 255, 102);
    fill(c);
    rect(15, 15, 35, 70);
    float value = alpha(c);  // Sets 'value' to 102
    fill(value);
    rect(50, 15, 35, 70);
Description | Extracts the alpha value from a color.
Syntax |
    alpha(rgb)
Parameters |
rgb | int: any value of the color datatype
Returns | float
Related | red() green() blue() hue() saturation() brightness()

Updated on May 19, 2014 05:30:02pm PDT