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<th scope="row">Class</th>

<td>PShape</td>

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<th scope="row">Name</th>

<td><h3>getChild()</h3></td>

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<th scope="row">Examples</th>

<td><div class="example"><img src="/reference/PShape_getChild.jpg" alt="example pic" /><pre class="margin">PShape states;

PShape ohio;

states = loadShape("tristate.svg");

ohio = states.getChild("OH");

smooth();

background(0);

shape(states, -48, 5);

ohio.disableStyle();

fill(102, 0, 0);

shape(ohio, -48, 5);

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<th scope="row">Description</th>

<td><p>Extracts a child shape from a parent shape. Specify the name of the shape with the <b>target</b> parameter.

The shape is returned as a <b>PShape</b> object, or <b>null</b> is returned if there is an error.</p></td>

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<th scope="row">Syntax</th>

<td><pre><kbd>sh</kbd>.getChild(<kbd>target</kbd>)</pre></td>

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<th scope="row">Parameters</th>

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<th scope="row">sh</th>

<td>PShape: any variable of type PShape</td>

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<th scope="row">target</th>

<td>String: the name of the shape to get</td>

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<th scope="row">Returns</th>

<td>PShape or null</td>

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<th scope="row">Usage</th>

<td>Web & Application</td>

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