Integers and floats are two different kinds of numerical data. An integer (more commonly called an int) is a number without a decimal point. A float is a floating-point number, which means it is a number that has a decimal place. Floats are used when more precision is needed.
Original Processing.org Example: IntegersFloats
// All Examples Written by Casey Reas and Ben Fry // unless otherwise stated. int a = 0; // Create a variable "a" of the datatype "int" float b = 0.0; // Create a variable "b" of the datatype "float" void setup() { size(200, 200); stroke(255); frameRate(30); } void draw() { background(51); a = a + 1; b = b + 0.2; line(a, 0, a, height/2); line(b, height/2, b, height); if(a > width) { a = 0; } if(b > width) { b = 0; } }