move
Category:Turtle
Some drawings are more easily described by movements of the turtle relative to the current turtle location. Unlike moveForward(pixels), the turtle can move in a direction different from its facing direction.
Examples
Basic Example
// Draw a line while moving the turtle to the right and down.
move(50, 50);
Example: Turtle Direction Irrelevant
Draw the same line as the previous example but with the turtle facing a different direction.
// Draw the same line as the previous example but with the turtle facing a different direction.
turnRight(90);
move(50, 50);
Example: Arrow
Draw a arrow pointing up from a random location on the screen.
// Draw a arrow pointing up from a random location on the screen.
penUp();
moveTo(randomNumber(320),randomNumber(480));
penDown();
move(0, -100);
move(-25, 50);
move(50, 0);
move(-25, -50);
Syntax
move(x, y);
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| x | number | The number of pixels to move the turtle right. | |
| y | number | The number of pixels to move the turtle down. |
Returns
No return value. Moves turtle only.
Tips
- Use penUp() before calling move(x,y) to have the turtle not draw as it moves.
- The screen default size is 320 pixels wide and 450 pixels high, but you can move the turtle off the screen by exceeding those dimensions.
- There are three ways to move the turtle in a straight line:
- Specify the number of pixels to move the turtle in the direction it is facing using moveForward(pixels) or moveBackward(pixels).
- Specify a number of pixels in the x and y direction to move the turtle using move(x,y), regardless of direction that the turtle is facing.
- Specify an x and y pixel location on the screen to move the turtle to using moveTo(x,y), regardless of direction that the turtle is facing.
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