# Reference to default canvas/screen

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/reference-to-default-canvas-screen/13351>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [August 13, 2019, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/reference-to-default-canvas-screen/13351 "2019-08-13T08:34:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![danne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/danne/32/6110_2.png) [@danne](https://discourse.processing.org/u/danne)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/reference-to-default-canvas-screen/13351/1 "2019-08-13T08:34:59Z")

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Hello!

I want to send the default canvas/screen to a class.  
I can’t remember how to make a reference to the default canvas 😕

help please 😉

/ Danne

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**Author:** ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/reference-to-default-canvas-screen/13351/2 "2019-08-13T09:19:48Z")

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> [@danne](#):
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> I can’t remember how to make a reference to the default canvas. 😕

Call method **getGraphics()** or simply pass field _g_:

- [PApplet](http://Processing.GitHub.io/processing-javadocs/core/processing/core/PApplet.html#getGraphics--)
- [PApplet](http://Processing.GitHub.io/processing-javadocs/core/processing/core/PApplet.html#g)