Name

% (modulo)

Examples
a = 5 % 4          # Sets 'a' to 1
b = 125 % 100      # Sets 'b' to 25
c = 285.5 % 140.0  # Sets 'c' to 5.5
d = 30.0 % 33.0    # Sets 'd' to 30.0
#Keep line within sketch boundaries
a = 0
def draw():
    background(200)
    global a
    a = (a + 1) % width  # 'a' increases between 0 and width
    line(a, 0, a, height)
Description Calculates the remainder when one number is divided by another. For example, when 52.1 is divided by 10, the divisor (10) goes into the dividend (52.1) five times (5 * 10 == 50), and there is a remainder of 2.1 (52.1 - 50 == 2.1). Thus, 52.1 % 10 produces 2.1.

Note that when the divisor is greater than the dividend, the remainder constitutes the value of the entire dividend. That is, a number cannot be divided by any number larger than itself. For example, when 9 is divided by 10, the result is zero with a remainder of 9. Thus, 9 % 10 produces 9.

Modulo is extremely useful for keeping numbers within a boundary such as keeping a shape on the screen. (See the second example above.)
Syntax
value1 % value2
Parameters
value1int or float
value2int or float
Related / (divide)

Updated on Mon Sep 21 15:53:25 2020.

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